UNESCO debates Afro-descendant presence in Caribbean and Latin American history and calls to create learning materials for schools

UNESCO’s General History of Africa (GHA) Programme aims to offer a scientific perspective on world history, acknowledging the diverse contributions of African civilizations to global history. The GHA presented in its 9-volumes – wit two more currently being prepared for publication –  is the result of collaborative work by more than 230 historians and specialists, under the supervision of an international scientific committee.. The volumes cover the early kingdoms, the genocide of the transatlantic slave trade, the process of colonization, the liberation responses, and a special volume dedicated to the diaspora to other regions (to be published). In 2009, at the request of the Member States of the African Union, UNESCO launched an initiative to support the integration of the GHA  into formal, non-formal, and informal education, with the aim  of decolonizing the teaching and learning of history, challenging Eurocentric narratives. In this context, UNESCO is developing a GHA Resource Pack that includes tools designed to support stakeholders in the education sector in this important endeavor. The first of these tools is the Curriculum Pathway tool, specifically designed to assist curriculum developers in mainstreaming the GHA into national curricula.