Mutharika first engagement was attending the opening meeting of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in the UN General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters where he delivered a powerful statement.
The Malawi leader addressed the gathering of world leaders for three minutes and he urged leaders across the globe to emulate the example which Mandela set by preaching peace as a key to the success of a national, regional block and the entire world to develop.
“Every human being deserves to live in a peaceful environment and with peace of the mind,” said Mutharika.
Mutharika said the global peace agenda is at the very heart of Malawi aa a peace-loving southern African nation.
“We are therefore committed to ensuring that there is total peace and tranquillity in the world,” said Mutharika.
He aais Malawi will always go out to defend peace wherever peace is under threat.
“We will continue participating in peace-keeping missions wherever duty calls us,” said the Malawi leader.
The focus of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit is on Global Peace in honor of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela.
The tributes to Mandela began with a rare U.N. honor — the unveiling of a $1.8 million statue of the South African anti-apartheid campaigner who became the world’s most famous political prisoner, played a key role in ending white-minority rule, and became president in the country’s first democratic election. The statue is a gift to the United Nations from South Africa.
His arms are outstretched in the statue, as if to embrace people everywhere. But after the cover was pulled off, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, placed a small South African flag in his lapel.
The Peace Summit offers the opportunity for world leaders to renew their commitment to global peace, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, promotion and protection of human rights and long-term development initiatives as called for by the Secretary-General.
The Summit will also adopt a political declaration, which will reaffirm the values of Nelson Mandela.
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bwampini tsopano kuwabwitika nalo bodza azungu!!!!!
Nicompoop, empty head, selfish Malawian leader, killer, hooligan, fool, stupid thats what you really are. Are you emulating Mandela yourself?? Come back home and step down. We are tired of you!!
Useless idiot. Can you compare yourself to Mandela? You are the complete opposite. Anyone listening to you in the chamber?
This is hipocricy at its best, you are failing to emulate Mandela but have the energy to ask other people to emulate him, serious????
Now it’s time to head back home no electricity, no water, no medications in the hospitals, starvation, poverty, etc etc still waiting fir you
Okay, mwapereka speech , now come home mukutaniko tsono?
Emulate Mandela who served only one term when he knew that he was old.
Mandela was also selfless and true servant of the people. Charity begins at home so please bwana, emulate Madiba’s values and ethics.
UNGA is a useless talk shop where every Jim and jack of sithole countries can speak. If you’re really for peace then go to Gaza in Palestine and bring peace. Also, find us the killers of that Anti Corruption Bureau official, the 20 July murders, and Chasowa to name but a few. Get rid of your ruffian youth cadets who wreck havoc in our cities
Thats very ironic statement when DPP Mchacha’s Cadets r busy burning cars & property of UTM, thwarting & trying their best to collide with CSOs when we want to demostrate bt APM never condems like Mandela used to, is that trying to look for peace Bwana?