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United States United States UN's Ban praises Nelson Mandela on his 91st birthday
United States United States UN's Ban praises Nelson Mandela on his 91st birthday
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| Written by Samrat Khanna |
| Friday, 17 July 2009 15:34 |
 New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called former South African President Nelson Mandela an "exemplary global citizen" for his life-long devotion to making his country a democratic and multi-racial society.Mandela's 91st birthday will be celebrated at home as well as in New York City with a star-studded fund-raising concert at Radio City Hall. Performers are to include Stevie Wonder and Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicholas Sarkozy who will be in the audience. The aging freedom fighter cannot attend due to his fragile health, but he has sent his wife Graca Machel, widow of former Mozambique president Samora Machel, and other Mandela family members, to the concert and other events this week in New York commemorating the birthday. "Nelson Mandela is a living embodiment of the highest values of the United Nations," Ban said in a message on "Mandela Day." "Nelson Mandela has made a lasting imprint on our lives," Ban said. "That is why I am so pleased to join people throughout the world in wishing him a happy 91st birthday. May we all continue to benefit from his wisdom, his good works and good humour for many years to come." (dpa) |