For 67 years Nelson Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity, as a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemaker and the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.
Every year on 18 July — Nelson Mandela’s birthday — the UN joins a call by the Nelson Mandela Foundation to devote 67 minutes of time to helping others, as a way to mark Nelson Mandela International Day.
Message for Nelson Mandela Day from the UN Secretary General
For more information on the Day please go to the dedicated UN Website