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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

New York, 21 March 2021

Last year, people around the globe took to the streets to protest the vicious global pandemic of racism.

They recognized racism for what it is.

Dangerous.  Abhorrent.  Ugly.  And everywhere. 

Racism is a deeply rooted global evil.

It transcends generations and contaminates societies.

It perpetuates inequality, oppression and marginalization.

We see racism in the...