A/HRC/60/77 ways to continue strengthening collaboration on issues of mutual concern. The Working Group submitted input to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for the drafting of a new general recommendation regarding reparations for the historical injustices stemming from the chattel enslavement of Africans and the ensuing harm caused to and crimes against people of African descent. It also issued a joint statement with the anti-racism mechanisms to mark on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and contributed to the sessions of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, held in Geneva, with a focus on the development of the draft United Nations declaration on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the human rights of people of African descent. 20. In addition, Ms. Reynolds spoke at the following events: the Group of 20 side event on economic empowerment for Afrodescendent populations, organized by Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra; “Beijing +30 and Women and Girls of African Descent”, organized by the Bell Global Justice Institute; “Berlin 1884–1885 and anti-Black racism: in search of a shared anti-racist ecumenical vision”, organized by the World Council of Churches; and the Australasia and the Pacific “Africa Day Indaba 2025”, organized by the African Australian Advocacy Centre and university partners. 21. Working Group member Catherine Namakula participated in the following discussions: “Reparative justice in Africa: legal pathways to address historical and contemporary violations” at the annual conference of the Pan African Lawyers Union, in Addis Ababa; “Pivoting judiciaries for the transformation of Africa into the global power house of the future” at the All African Judges and Jurists Summit, in Nairobi; “Justice for Africa and people of African descent through reparation”, convened by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; and “Reflections on justice, solidarity and sustainability in commemoration of Africa Day”, convened by the Mandela Institute for Development Studies and Wits Business School. She also gave the opening remarks at the African-Caribbean Dialogue on Justice through Reparation, organized at the Future Africa Campus of the University of Pretoria. 22. Ms. Ekiudoko participated in the following events: as keynote speaker and moderator in a series of online conferences on “African women and women and girls of African descent in Europe: recognition, justice and development”; as keynote speaker at the official high-level opening of the Afromadrid 2025 World Conference and at the Africa Day celebration in Budapest; and the meeting of the Afro-Surinamese diaspora. She held an in-person consultation with people of African descent in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 23. Ms. Mamadou spoke at the following events: a workshop held in Tunis and Sousse, in partnership with the OHCHR office in Tunisia; an international seminar organized by the Muntú Research Group to assess the International Decade for People of African Descent and to outline perspectives for the Second International Decade; a symposium organized by UNFPA in San José; and the ninth International Day of Women and Girls of African Descendent, held in Valencia, Spain, where she coordinated and moderated a round table on racial and environmental justice. 24. The Working Group continued actively engaging with Member States through its communications procedures. During the reporting period, the Working Group sent nine communications regarding allegations of human rights violations to Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Switzerland, Tunisia and the United States. The communications sent and replies received were included in the communications reports of the special procedure mandate holders submitted to the Human Rights Council.1 The Working Group also issued 19 media releases and statements and posted on social media. The Working Group urged States to ensure accountability for human rights violations faced by people of African descent and to end systemic racism. 1 A/HRC/58/3 and A/HRC/59/3. 5