Use Memorial to say no to racism, discrimination: Jamaica’s Prime Minister

I am proud that the countries of the Caribbean Community took the lead in initiating this project with the support of the African Union. Jamaica has had the honour to chair the Committee to oversee the Permanent Memorial project.

As we unveil this Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, may the people of the world never again experience such tragedy and inhumanity as chattel slavery.

May we use this Memorial to say “NO” to all forms of racism, discrimination and intolerance, and maintain the fight to end racial discrimination and injustice wherever in the world they exist.

Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, speaking at the unveiling ceremony of “The Ark of Return” the Permanent Memorial at U.N. Headquarters to honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantiv Slave Trade.