Recognizing how little is known about the four-hundred-year-long transatlantic slave trade and its lasting consequences, felt throughout the world, and welcoming the increased attention that the General Assembly commemoration brought to the issue, including the raising of its profile in many States,
确认人们对长达四百年之久的跨大西洋贩卖奴隶行为及其在全世界产生的影响知之甚少，欣见大会的纪念活动让更多的人注意到这一问题，包括在许多国家提高人们对它的知晓程度，