STORY: Event held in South Africa's Johannesburg to commemorate Mandela Day 
SHOOTING TIME: July 18, 2024
DATELINE: July 20, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:02
LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the event
2. SOUNDBITE (English): NELSON MUFFUH, United Nations Resident Coordinator in South Africa

STORYLINE:

TEDx Johannesburg on Thursday partnered with the United Nations (UN) and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to organize an event at the Gordons Institute of Business and Science to mark the Nelson Mandela International Day.

Also known as Mandela Day, the day is celebrated each year on July 18, Mandela's birthday.

This year's Mandela Day was celebrated under the theme: "It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity."

SOUNDBITE (English): NELSON MUFFUH, United Nations Resident Coordinator in South Africa
"We're here to celebrate Mandela Day, commemorating also the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that were agreed nine years ago by world leaders at the UN, but really focusing more on the actions that we need to take."

TEDx Johannesburg is an independently organized TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) event that takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa.
(XHTV)