UN / MANDELA

Celebrating the Nelson Mandela International Day today in New York, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “Mandela continues to inspire the world through his example of courage and compassion, and his commitment to social justice and a culture of freedom and peace.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:16
• Production Date: 18 July 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; NELSON MANDELA
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: MEMORIAL SERVICES
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH AFRICA
• MAMS Id: 1933558
• Parent Id: 1933558
• Alternate Title: unifeed170718d

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STORY: UN / MANDELA
TRT: 2:16
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 18 JULY 2017, NEW YORK CITY

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1. Wide shot, UN flag at the NY Headquarters

18 JULY 2017, NEW YORK CITY

2. Med shot, Guterres at dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Nelson Mandela continues to inspire the world through his example of courage and compassion, and his commitment to social justice and a culture of freedom and peace.”
4. Cutaway, audience
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
”Nelson Mandela was known as prisoner 46664 for 18 years. But he never became a prisoner of his past. Sentenced to hard labour and solitary confinement on Robben Island, he rose above suffering and indignity to lead his country, and our world, to a brighter day. He did not succumb to bitterness or personal animosity, but poured his formidable energy into realizing his vision of a peaceful, multi-ethnic, democratic South Africa.”
6. Wide shot, audience
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Nelson Mandela once said a saint could be defined as a sinner who keeps on trying. That is a powerful message of hope, in a world riven with fear and cynicism. It is never too late to face the future, and to try again.”
8. Med shot, audience
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Each of us can make a difference in promoting peace, human rights, sustainable development, and lives of dignity for all. Each of us can be inspired by Nelson Mandela’s example, and by his famous words: It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
10. Med shot, audience applauding
11. Wide shot, Glover at the podium
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Glover, actor:
“Mandela led us on a path of justice, democracy and equity by transforming his righteous indignation into the activist movement with a pragmatic agenda. In the process, he showed the world that non-violent resistance when combined with sustained activism is the key to transforming a potential dead end into a new beginning.”
13. Med shot, audience applauding
14. Wide shot, meeting room

Storyline

Celebrating the Nelson Mandela International Day today in New York, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “Mandela continues to inspire the world through his example of courage and compassion, and his commitment to social justice and a culture of freedom and peace.”

Speaking at an informal meeting of the UN General Assembly to mark what would be Mandela’s 99th birthday, the Secretary-General also said that despite being imprisoned for 18 years Mandela “did not succumb to bitterness or personal animosity, but poured his formidable energy into realizing his vision of a peaceful, multi-ethnic, democratic South Africa.”

Guterres said “each of us can be inspired by Nelson Mandela’s example, and by his famous words: It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

Speaking also at the event, US actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Danny Glover said “Mandela led us on a path of justice, democracy and equity by transforming his righteous indignation into the activist movement with a pragmatic agenda. In the process, he showed the world that non-violent resistance when combined with sustained activism is the key to transforming a potential dead end into a new beginning.”

In November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared 18 July "Nelson Mandela International Day" in recognition of the former South African President’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.

In December 2015, the General Assembly decided to extend the scope of Nelson Mandela International Day to also be utilized in order to promote humane conditions of imprisonment, to raise awareness about prisoners being a continuous part of society and to value the work of prison staff as a social service of particular importance.

This year, the Nelson Mandela Foundation is dedicating Mandela Day to Action Against Poverty, honouring Nelson Mandela's leadership and devotion to fighting poverty and promoting social justice for all.