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| The Ambdekar anniversary celebrations had been organised for the first time by the Indian Mission to the UN. Reprzentation pic (video below) |
The UN celebrated BR Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary for the first time in its history on Thursday.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Charnjit Singh Atwal, who attended the function, said the world body heard should declare 14 April, the birthday of the crusader against discrimination, as "International Equality Day".
The keynote speaker, former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark and head of the UN Development Programme, said Ambedkar's ideals were relevant today as the UN embarks on its ambitious programme of sustainable development goals (SDG).
The Ambdekar anniversary celebrations had been organised for the first time by the Indian Mission to the UN along with the Kalpana Saroj Foundation and the Foundation for Human Horizon.
More than 550 people — diplomats, academics, civil society activists and Indian residents from across the US — took part in the celebrations.
Watch video: UN celebrates BR Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary for the first time in its history
Babasaheb's anniversary marked with enormous enthusiasm for 1st time at UN.— Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbaruddinIndia) April 14, 2016
Here is the video.#AmbedkarJayantihttps://t.co/OUkHsNQTPC