{"id":100803,"date":"2017-09-01T22:53:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T20:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/un-deputy-secretary-general-amina-j-mohammed-to-address-the-nelson-mandela-annual-lecture\/"},"modified":"2017-09-01T22:53:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T20:53:16","slug":"un-deputy-secretary-general-amina-j-mohammed-to-address-the-nelson-mandela-annual-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/un-deputy-secretary-general-amina-j-mohammed-to-address-the-nelson-mandela-annual-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed to address the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed to address the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with the City of Cape Town ended \u2018women\u2019s month\u2019 by announcing that United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed would deliver the 15th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, under the theme of \u201cCentering Gender: reducing inequality through inclusion and sustainability\u201d<\/p>\n

The Foundation\u2019s Chief Executive Sello Hatang said the institution\u2019s selection of Mohamed was part of its commitment to addressing the various types of inequality. \u201cFollowing the 2015 annual lecture the Foundation thought it important to highlight the links between poverty and inequality and gender. Since then we have had numerous initiatives to respond to this challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohammed said via a video message from the United Nations headquarters that she was looking forward to joining South Africans on 25 November this year to help continue Madiba\u2019s vision. Madiba was a true champion for gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment in word and in deed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The issue of reducing inequality through inclusion and sustainability \u201cIs truly my passion, it drives me to do more now and every day, until we reach that goal,\u201d Mohamed said. \u201cEmpowerment and the meaningful participation of women and adolescent girls are essential to realising peace, rights, prosperity and a life of dignity\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture is one of the Foundation\u2019s flagship programmes to honour its founder, Nelson Mandela, and to raise topical issues affecting South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world. It encourages both local and international dialogue \u2013 often about difficult subjects \u2013 as a means to address complex challenges that face the world today.<\/p>\n

\u2018We are honoured that Ms Mohammed accepted our invitation to deliver this year\u2019s Annual Lecture,\u201d Hatang said. \u201cShe will no doubt leave us with insights that will help shape the discourse and our ability to find sustainable solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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