On December 10th, the United Nations (UN) will announce the launch of the International Decade for People of African Descent. The International Decade will start January 1st, 2015 and end December 31, 2024(see http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/68/237 for more details).
The International Decade for People of African Descent is a follow through initiative of the World Conference against Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerances, last held in 2001 in Durban, South Africa