Annual Lecture 2020 – Nelson Mandela Foundation

The first-ever virtual lecture

The 18^th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture was delivered by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday 18 July 2020 at 3pm SAST/9am EST. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the lecture was, for the first time, an online-only event, delivered at the UN headquarters in New York City. You can watch it here.

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Antonio Guterres delivers the 2020 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture (online-only)

Media Statement: 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

The Nelson Mandela Foundation partnered with the United Nations (UN) today in hosting the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, delivered by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the theme Tackling the inequality pandemic: a new social contract for a new era.

Antonio Guterres - Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2020

Annual Lecture 2020: post-lecture reflections

These are reflections following the delivery of the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, by the Nelson Mandela Foundation's commentators and on social media.

Annual Lecture 2020: Secretary-General Guterres's full speech

This is the full transcript of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres's Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2020 speech.

Media Statement: Mandela Day #Each1Feed1

Despite Covid-19, Mandela Day activations took place in many parts of South Africa and the world. Find out more here, including what the Foundation was doing to take action against poverty.

Message from António Guterres

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