Caribbean nations have pledged full cooperation with Africa in its pursuit of restorative justice for the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley presented the CARICOM 10-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice at the High-Level Consultative Conference.

The CARICOM 10-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice details the legal and moral case for reparations from European nations over the transatlantic slave trade and the genocide of indigenous peoples.

The plan includes calls for a formal apology, cultural restitution, public health initiatives, education and training, debt relief and compensation for the lasting impacts of slavery.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says the demand for reparations should not be viewed as charity, as it is a matter of justice, and urged the Caribbean and Africa to not relent. 

"We, the children of Africa and its diaspora, are clear as to our responsibility and are clear that even though journeys are not always finished by the same people, even though battles are not won by those sometimes who started, our duty nevertheless must be resolute, and our commitment and solidarity unshakeable. I have every confidence that we will come to understand that the union of Africa and the Caribbean can bring prosperity and stability to our people. But we cannot do so if we choose only to wait on others to determine reparations."

More than 10 million Africans were taken from their homes and forcefully transported to the Caribbean as the enslaved chattel and property of Europeans, making the transatlantic slave trade the largest forced migration in human history.