ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the interrelated arguments building on existing literature. It explores the deep-rooted exclusion of Afro-Descendants in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). The chapter argues that it is logical to expect the global development agenda may once again fail with regard to the life chances of Afro-Descendants, Indigenous people and other minorities. The systematic exclusion of the language and commitments is undertaken by member states in the context of the World Conference Against Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance held in Durban in 2001 and previous international meetings addressing racial and ethnic discrimination. The narrow global 'development' agenda, with unpromising attention to the causes of the continuing marginalization of racial and ethnic minorities, has configured itself as an (un)intended trap in the advancement of racial and ethnic equality for Afro-Descendants in LAC.
