General Assembly

General Assembly Holds Informal Meeting on occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day

20 July 2020

The General Assembly holds an informal meeting on the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day (18 July).
Pictured is Morissanda Kouyaté, Executive Director of the Inter-African Committee on Harmful Traditional Practices (IAC), who is awarded the 2020 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize. Mr. Kouyaté is a leading figure in efforts to end violence against women in Africa, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). He recieved the prize together with Marianna Vardinoyannis.
The United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize aims to recognize the achievements of those who dedicated their lives to the service of humanity as guided by the purposes and principles of the UN, while honouring and paying homage to Mandela's extraordinary life and legacy of reconciliation, political transition and social transformation.

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