Ms France Marquet represented SAF to the Launch Ceremony for 70th Anniversary of UNESCO Tribute to Nelson Mandela

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News UNESCO Paris headquarters - 31st October 2014


Ms France Marquet represented SAF to the Launch Ceremony for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of UNESCO Tribute to Nelson Mandela


Nelson Mandela

Colloquium | Room II, 5.30 p.m.
“Mandela’s legacy: pathway to a common future of peace and solidarity”
With the participation of Professor Wole Soyinka, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Ceremony | Room I, 7.30 p.m.
Tribute, testimonies, artistic performances
In the presence of Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of the Republic of Haïti.
 
 
exhibition | Ségur Hall, from 27 October to 7 November 2014
Nelson Mandela, from Prisoner to President
An exhibition dedicated to Nelson Mandela and his action.
 
exhibition | unesco fences, from 31 October to 31 December 2014
70th Anniversary of UNESCO - Cultivating a culture of peace
A selection of 18 photographs realized by winners and finalists for the Alfred Fried Photography Award.
 
Events organized with the support of Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, the Permanent Delegations of South Africa and of the People's Republic of China to UNESCO, the Apartheid Museum,  the Austrian Parliament and Lammerhuber Edition.
 
 
 
 
As one of UNESCO’s most eminent Goodwill Ambassadors and the 1991 Laureate of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize, he exemplified the values that lie at the very heart of UNESCO’s mandate through his outstanding contribution to international peace and understanding.
On the occasion of the launch of the celebration to mark its 70th anniversary, UNESCO will pay tribute to the ideals of Nelson Mandela, especially to his dedication to reconciliation among communities, to his unerring commitment to democracy and to his struggle against all form of discrimination, which remain a source of inspiration in a world faced with challenges and yet in constant evolution.