,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #e  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate   
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bd1  
#bjae ,mr4 ,c>d9 submitt$ ! foll[+      
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,support+ !   
goals & ideals ( ! ,int]national ,decade
 = ,p ( ,african ,desc5t4  ,:]eas1 9    
recognition ( ! ,african ,diaspora1 on  
,decemb] #bc1 #bjac1 ! ,unit$ ,nations  
,g5]al ,assembly adopt$ ,resolution     
#fh_/bcg1 designat+ ! decade comm5c+ on 
,janu>y #a1 #bjae1 & end+ on ,decemb]   
#ca1 #bjbd1 z ! ,int]national ,decade = 
,p ( ,african ,desc5t1 ) ! !me ,p (     
,african desc5t3 recognition1 ju/ice &  
developm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,african ,diaspora 
is expansive1 spann+ across ! globe f ! 
,am]icas & ! ,c>ibbean to ,asia &       
,europe1 ) p]sons ( ,african desc5t hav+
 _h a hi/orical pres5ce & curr5tly      
resid+ on e cont95t2 ,:]eas ! hi/orical 
bonds & %>$ exp]i5ces t tie ! ,african  
cont95t ) ! _w mu/ be recall$2 ,:]eas ! 

global contributions ( p ( ,african     
desc5t mu/ be recogniz$ z a means (     
pres]v+ t h]itage2 ,:]eas ! ,f9al ,act (
 ! ,conf]5ce on ,security & ,coop]ation 
9 ,europe1 done at ,hels9ki ,augu/ #a1  
#aige1 /ates t p>ticipat+ ,/ates w      
respect human rights & fundam5tal       
fre$oms ''' = all )\t di/9ction z to    
race1 sex1 language or religion2 ,:]eas 
! ,organization = ,security &           
,coop]ation 9 ,europe1 ,organization (  
,am]ican ,/ates1 & o!r int]national     
organizations h und]tak5 ef=ts to       
address ! human rights situation ( p (  
,african desc5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb]    
#aj1 #bjad1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,p]man5t      
,repres5tative to ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,saman?a ,p[] /at$1 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates    
comes to ! ,int]national ,decade = ,p ( 
,african ,desc5t ) a full & robu/       
commitm5t to ensur+ ! rights ( p]sons ( 
,african desc5t1 & to combat+ racism &  
discrim9ation aga9/ !m42 & ,:]eas a     
c5tral goal ( ! ,int]national ,decade = 
,p ( ,african ,desc5t is to /r5g!n      

national actions & regional &           
int]national coop]ation = ! b5efit ( p (
 ,african desc5t 9 relation to ! full   
enjoym5t ( economic1 cultural1 social1  
civil1 & political rights = p ( ,african
 desc5t2 ! p>ticipation & integration ( 
p ( ,african desc5t 9 all political1    
economic1 social1 & cultural aspects (  
society2 & ! promotion ( great] k (1 &  
respect =1 ! div]se h]itage & culture ( 
p ( ,african desc5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ,congress-- 7#a7 supports ! goals &  
ideals ( ! ,int]national ,decade = ,p ( 
,african ,desc5t2  7#b7 enc\rages !     
recognition & celebration ( ! collective
 hi/ory & a*ievem5ts made by p (        
,african desc5t2  7#c7 reaffirms !      
importance ( inclusion & ! full & equal 
p>ticipation ( p ( ,african desc5t ar\nd
 ! _w 9 all aspects ( political1        
economic1 social1 & cultural life2  7#d7
 recognizes bilat]al & multilat]al ef=ts
 to promote democracy1 human rights1 & !
 rule ( law1 includ+ ^? ef=ts t t>get ! 
eradication ( pov]ty1 hung]1 &          

inequality2 &  7#e7 reaffirms !         
commitm5t ( ,congress to address racism1
 discrim9ation1 & intol]ance 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ar\nd ! globe4