ACCRA – Prime Minister Mia Mottley has renewed CARICOM’s demand for reparatory justice, urging global leaders in Ghana to move beyond acknowledgement of slavery and confront its lasting harm, declaring there should be “no retreat on repair”.

Addressing the NEXT STEPS 2026 High-Level Consultative Conference in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, on Thursday, Mottley urged the international community to move beyond acknowledging the horrors of slavery and take meaningful action to address its enduring effects.

Building on earlier CARICOM advocacy and UN resolutions, the Accra meeting brings together African and Caribbean policymakers, academics, civil society organisations and international partners to discuss the implementation of a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning the historic trafficking of enslaved Africans.