United Nations General Assembly to celebrate Mandela
New York — The United Nations General Assembly would want to celebrate his life. Commemorated on July 18th Nelson Mandela’s birthday.
Nelson Mandela an International Day celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world and the ability to make an impact. So, in honor of his 67 years of public service, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the UN asks that you spend 67 minutes of your time helping others.
Nelson Mandela has many accolades. He’s an iconic figure that triumphed over South Africa’s apartheid regime. He was a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, and an international peacemaker. And he was the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.
To mark @NelsonMandela Int'l Day, Member States & #UNODC reiterated their commitment to the @UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Nelson #MandelaRules, particularly in time of #COVID19. Read about the event: https://t.co/2fCewWAax8 pic.twitter.com/KEMgl74tNy
— UN Office on Drugs & Crime (@UNODC) July 22, 2020
