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UN Secretary-General António Guterres to hold Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
Tackling the Inequality Pandemic: A New Social Contract for a New Era

The 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be delivered by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday 18 July 2020 at 3pm, on the birthday of Madiba. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the lecture will, for the first time, be an online-only event, delivered at the UN Headquarters in New York City.

Special Invitation for this years's Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

Special Invitation for this years's Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

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The audience will also be addressed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Hanns Seidel Foundation is a proud supporter of the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture. 

Please watch our short video reflecting on the topic of this year’s Annual Lecture and our current work in South Africa:

"In these trying times we should focus on what unites us – not what separates us"

https://vimeo.com/437570767

 

HSF Video for 2020 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture with UN Secretary-General António Guterres - Introduction

HSF Video for 2020 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture with UN Secretary-General António Guterres - Introduction

In order to make this event uniquely engaging, the Nelson Mandela Foundation will be providing viewers with a specially curated Annual Lecture experience, including live expert commentary from esteemed international journalists and commentators. 

Let’s share innovative ideas on how to tackle inequality. And even more importantly: Let's implement them. 

We are in this together. And: Together we are strong!

 

 

We sincerely hope you will join us for this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.

 

To find out more about the event, visit the website of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

 

Please register to attend, following this link:

https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/annual-lecture-2020