2019 Commemorative Events

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Assembly Meeting — NYC

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters, 18 July —

The United Nations General Assembly marked Nelson Mandela International Day with an informal plenary meeting. 

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Mandela Day volunteers

Public Service Activity — NYC

Brownsville Community Culinary Center, Brooklyn, NYC, 18 July —

Volunteers from among Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ staff and the diplomatic community  traveled to the .

The Center is committed to offering healthy, accessible cuisine to residents of one of the most marginalized neighbourhoods in New York City.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ volunteers participated in the preparation of food to be served to community members in celebration of Nelson Mandela's ideals of service.

The activity was organized by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Global Communications, the Office of the President of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Assembly and the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs, in collaboration with the Melting Pot Foundation.

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