South Africa’s Departments of Justice and Constitutional Development and International Relations and Cooperation, together with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, hosted a high-level dialogue in Pretoria on Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.

Adopted in 2001, the landmark framework remains a global instrument in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

South Africa’s Justice Minister and Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, delivered the keynote address.

Channel Africa’s Reporter Michael Mbewe filed this report.