VICE President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge on Monday joined Heads of Government attending the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York for the unveiling of the Nelson Mandela statue just outside of the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters.

During the ceremony, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres noted that “Nelson Mandela embodied the highest values of the United Nations – peace, forgiveness, compassion and human dignity.”

The unveiling of the statue also marked the start of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, a high-level plenary meeting held to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, as well as to promote his values.