The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with the City of Cape Town ended ‘women’s month’ by announcing that United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed would deliver the 15th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, under the theme of “Centering Gender: reducing inequality through inclusion and sustainability”
The Foundation’s Chief Executive Sello Hatang said the institution’s selection of Mohamed was part of its commitment to addressing the various types of inequality. “Following 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.”
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’s vision. Madiba was a true champion for gender equality and women’s empowerment in word and in deed,” she said.
The issue of reducing inequality through inclusion and sustainability “Is truly my passion, it drives me to do more now and every day, until we reach that goal,” Mohamed said. “Empowerment and the meaningful participation of women and adolescent girls are essential to realising peace, rights, prosperity and a life of dignity”.
The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture is one of the Foundation’s 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 – often about difficult subjects – as a means to address complex challenges that face the world today.
‘We are honoured that Ms Mohammed accepted our invitation to deliver this year’s Annual Lecture,” Hatang said. “She will no doubt leave us with insights that will help shape the discourse and our ability to find sustainable solutions.”
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