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U.N. chief to world leaders: ‘Inequality starts at the top’

U.N. chief to world leaders: ‘Inequality starts at the top’

MICHELLE NICHOLS U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a "generational opportunity" to build a more equal, sustainable world. Delivering the annual lecture for the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Guterres pushed for a so-called New Global Deal to ensure power, wealth and opportunity are shared more broadly and fairly at the international level. "The nations that came out on top more than seven decades ago have refused to contemplate the reforms needed to change power relations in international institutions," Guterres said. "The composition and voting rights in…
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Lessons from my father – Zenani Mandela

Lessons from my father – Zenani Mandela

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ZENANI Mandela has delivered a powerful message of hope, to mark what would have been her father’s 102nd birthday and to celebrate International Nelson Mandela Day. Millions around the world have been involved in a variety of humanitarian activities to celebrate International Nelson Mandela. Zenani, who is South Africa’s Ambassador to Argentina, used her special message to also talk about the lessons that she has learned from her father, the 1st president of a democratic South Africa who passed on in 2013. She delivered the message a day after she buried her younger sister, Zindzi, who died…
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