25 March
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade in 2026 will be on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. This annual United Nations observance commemorates the millions of people who were enslaved and killed during the transatlantic slave trade and raises awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice today.
The transatlantic slave trade, often known as the triangular trade, connected the economies of three continents. It is estimated that between 15 to 20 million people, men, women and children, were deported from their homes and sold as slaves in the different slave trading systems.
The yearly remembrance serves not only as an opportunity to reflect on those that suffered and perished at the hands of slavery, but also as an occasion to raise awareness to the world’s youth about the dangers of racism and prejudice.
