The South African Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony to celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day in Hanoi on July 18.
At the event, South African Ambassador to Vietnam Kgomostso Ruth Magaustressed that the day is held annually to raise the internationalcommunity’s solidarity in preserving the values of freedom and justicethat Nelson Mandela fought for.
To mark Mandela’s 95th birthday this year, the South African Government has encouraged allpeople to “Take Action, Inspire Change, Make Everyday Mandela Day”, sheadded.
In 2009, the United Nations formally declaredMandela’s birthday, July 18, an international day to acknowledge the 67years he devoted in the fight for freedom and justice. The day calls forpeople across the world to dedicate 67 minutes to community services.
On this occasion, the diplomat presented Social Welfare Centre No. 4,located in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district, with charity packages worth more than100 million VND donated by the embassies of South Africa, Libya, India,Nigeria and Brazil, and other organisations.-VNA