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Weah urges peace and reconciliation in address at UN

President George Manneh Weah has called on leaders and people of the world to honor the immaculate life and legacy of former peace icon and South African President, Nelson Mandela by promoting global peace.

A dispatch says Mr. Weah expresses a belief that the world will not be stable in the absence of peace and reconciliation, while addressing the UN General Assembly at New York, the United States of America on Monday, 24 September.

President Weah says the late President Mandela demonstrated the highest sense of selflessness, forbearance and commitment to the peace of South Africa and the world when he chose to forgive his captors and oppressors following his release from detention and election to the presidency of South Africa.

“It is an honor today to stand before you to pay homage to Africa’s greatest hero, Nelson Mandela on the centenary of his birth,” President Weah indicated.

According to him, the late South African icon fought to free his people from the shackles of apartheid; enlightened the minds of South Africans and gave them courage and hope to stand against racial discrimination.

“He was a man whose enemies kept him for decades but did not break his spirit,” President Weah reflected, adding: “When he was freed and given the mantle of authority, he united South African of all races.”

The release says Mr. Weah also declared that the former Nobel Prize winner was a role model and hero to many and served as an inspirational reservoir of courage in the face of many diversities.

“His example was emulated by many including myself. I followed his philosophy and accepted the role as UNICEF Peace Ambassador to help humanity. This helped me to have travelled around the world in the quest for peace and true reconciliation,” President Weah continued.

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He said the late Mandela inspired him to work tirelessly toward disarming child soldiers in the Liberian civil war and bringing peace to Liberia.
President Weah reminded world leaders of Mandela’s favorite quote: “Courageous people do not fear forgiving for the sake of peace,” saying he called for peace and reconciliation to flourish around the world.

According to the release on Monday, a Statute donated by South Africa was unveiled at the United Nations in commemoration of 100 years since Mandela’s birth.

Speaking separately at the mind-moving occasion graced by world leaders including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the statue will serve as a reminder of the values of Mandela.

As South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, Mandela served as the country’s first black Head of State and President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, as well as the first elected leader in a fully representative democratic election.

According to the release the late Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa and died on December 5, 2013.–Dispatch

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