Persons are being urged to perform 67 minutes of public service on Nelson Mandela International day to be celebrated tomorrow.
In a message to commemorate the occasion, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted that Mandela gave 67 years of his life to bring change to the people of South Africa. “Our gift to him can, and must, be to change our world for the better.
Today, I join the Nelson Mandela Foundation in urging each and every one of us to perform 67 minutes of public service on Nelson Mandela International Day – one minute for each year of Madiba’s own remarkable service to humanity,” he said.
“Tutor a child; feed the hungry; care for your environment; volunteer at a hospital or community centre. Be part of the Mandela movement to make the world a better place.
That is the best way to wish Nelson Mandela a very happy ninety-fourth birthday. It is the best way we can thank him for being such an inspiration to us all,” the Secretary General said.
He wished Mandela a Happy Birthday and noted that he has been a lawyer and a freedom fighter; a political prisoner, peacemaker and president; a healer of nations and a mentor to generations of leaders and people from all walks of life throughout the world.
Take action; inspire change; make every day a Mandela Day, the General Secretary urged.
