Baku, Azerbaijan, April 9. An international
conference titled “Decolonization: The Quiet Revolution” will be
held on April 15 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York,
organized by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), Trend reports.
The event will bring together leaders and members of national
resistance movements from overseas territories such as Guadeloupe,
Martinique, Kanaky (New Caledonia), Saint Martin, Réunion, Bonaire,
Aruba, Mo’orea (French Polynesia), and French Guiana.
Representatives from the International Decolonization Front, human
rights defenders, politicians, decolonization experts, and
delegates from former French colonies will also be present.
The conference will focus on the lasting economic, political,
and social impacts of colonialism, as well as the efforts of
indigenous peoples to achieve political and economic independence.
Key discussions will include the major obstacles faced by these
communities in their pursuit of self-determination and the
decolonization process. Additionally, the governance models and
institutional mechanisms imposed by France and their restrictions
on the right of local peoples to self-determination and territorial
decolonization will be a central topic.
As part of the visit, the BIG will also participate in the
annual session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of
African Descent (PFPAD).
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