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联合国儿童基金会执行主任安东尼.雷克就纳尔逊.曼德拉逝世发表哀悼声明

2013-12-06

联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)与全球数百万名的人们哀悼已故的南非前总统纳尔逊.曼德拉。
今天,我们失去了一位英雄,一位拥护儿童权利的伟大英雄。
(Left-right) South African Kamo Masilo, a 12-year-old boy, and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela join hands in Maputo, the capital, having each made their individual pledge in support of 'Say Yes' at the campaign's web site. Kamo recently participated with Mr. Mandela in the filming of a television public service announcement (PSA) to help launch the Global Movement for Children. On 21 April 2001 in Mozambique, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela and Mozambican child rights advocate Graca Machel joined 12-year-old South African Kamo Masilo to 'Say Yes for Children', an unprecedented global sign-up campaign in support of 10 overarching imperatives to improve and protect the lives of children. These are: Leave No Child Out; Put Children First; Care for Every Child; Fight HIV/AIDS; Stop Harming and Exploiting Children; Listen to Children; Educate Every Child; Protect Children from War; Protect the Earth for Children; and Fight Poverty: Invest in Children. Launching internationally on 26 April in London, the United Kingdom, 'Say Yes for Children' promises to gather millions of pledges through a worldwide outreach, from hamlets to urban centres, on paper and via the Internet. These pledges will be tallied through September of this year and presented to Heads of State and Government at the United Nations Special Session on Children, to be held 19-21 September at United Nations Headquarters. The campaign is the first major initiative of the Global Movement for Children (GMC), a coalition of some of the world's largest child rights organizations in a unique partnership to raise awareness about issues affecting children. Since Mr. Mandela and Ms. Machel launched the leadership initiative in support of the GMC in May 2000, other world leaders, celeities and notables -- including United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and prominent US businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates -- are also playing key roles in the 'Say Yes for Children' campaign. The 'Say Yes' pledge form and additional information can be found at: www.gmfc.org.
「南非国父」纳尔逊.曼德拉一直致力于儿童工作。2002年,他在联合国儿童问题特別会议上促请各国首脑在儿童健康和教育项目上投放更多资源。2004年,他通过自己的基金会,以及与汉堡协会和UNICEF的合作,发起「非洲助学计划」(Schools for Africa)全球运动,让200万名非洲儿童得以上学,接受教育。他与妻子格拉萨.马谢尔,热心支持自己名下的儿童基金会、全球儿童运动及UNICEF工作,努力争取儿童成为全球发展议程的核心。
曼德拉爸爸曾接触数以百万计儿童的生命。这些儿童是他遗留下来的一大美好。
我们向他的妻子格拉萨.马谢尔、他的家人以及他的国家致以最深切的慰问。