International Day for the Abolition of Slavery observed on December 2

Exam-focused facts from the 3 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on December 2 each year.
The date marks the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV) on December 2, 1949).
In 1986 the UN officially designated December 2 as the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.