Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, is a potent symbol of the slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Centre, it embodies both the duty to remember and the challenges of passing on a painful past. A project to revitalize the iconic House of Slaves Museum is currently underway, enhancing the museum experience through the use of new technologies. Another major development is the historical approach itself. From now on, exhibitions will no longer focus on the arrival of the Europeans on the continent but also on life and cultures before the slave trade.
This playlist contains excerpts, news and features from the United Nations Security Council. Full security council meetings can be watched live and on demand on UN Web TV: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ Learn More about the Security Council: http://www.un.org/en/sc/ Under the Charter, the Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions. The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

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