The United Nations General Assembly 2019 held 5 high level summits to address 17 Sustainable Development goals.
See the highlights in 74 seconds:
As the 74th #UNGA general debate wrapped up on Monday, take a look back at some of last week's highlights, including the 5 #GlobalGoals summits to help protect people & planet. pic.twitter.com/lQcAlx2y1j
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“150 years since his birth, Gandhi’s philosophy is at the core of our work at the @UN. May his courage & conviction continue to inspire us on Wednesday’s International Day of Non-Violence & every day.”
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from an indomitable will”
Mahatma Gandhi
He talked the talk and walked the walk, you cannot separate the man from the legend.
Nelson Mandela was a man who embodied and recognised that:,” …….the inherent dignity and …the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.” (UDHR).
He was a man whose enduring vision was for life in which:“…..the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.” (UDHR).
