{"id":175454,"date":"2024-04-14T17:46:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T00:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=175454"},"modified":"2024-04-14T17:46:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T00:46:53","slug":"united-states-special-representative-for-racial-equity-and-justice-cormier-smith-visits-switzerland-and-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=175454","title":{"rendered":"United States Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith Visits Switzerland and New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desir\u00e9e Cormier Smith will travel to Geneva and New York City April 15-23. In Geneva, the Special Representative and Ambassador Mich\u00e8le Taylor will represent the United States as heads of delegation at the third meeting of the UN Permanent Forum for People on African Descent. There the Special Representative will deliver remarks at the opening session, meet with civil society leaders from the United States and around the world, and host a side event on the importance of racial equality in education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-175455\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-570x713.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-701x876.jpg 701w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Desiree-Cormier-Smith-scaled-1-1067x1334.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In New York, the Special Representative will represent the United States at the annual UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to highlight the importance of elevating the voices of Indigenous youth leaders in policy discussions on environmental issues, climate change, Traditional Knowledge, and human rights.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Special Representative Cormier Smith\u2019s mandate and work, follow @US_SRREJ on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desir\u00e9e Cormier Smith will travel to Geneva and New York City April 15-23. 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