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She is the widow of former President of Mozambique Samora Machel (1975–1986) and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (1998–2013). Graça Machel is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP) , a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa.
9 lut 2023 · A founding member of The Elders, a consortium of global leaders working for peace, justice, and human rights, Machel now uses her influence to diffuse some of the world’s most intractable...
In the years following her tenure in government, Machel produced a ground-breaking United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) report, The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, that changed the way the United Nations and member states respond in conflict zones.
Graça Machel (ur. 17 października 1945 w Incadine) – mozambicka działaczka humanitarna i społeczna, polityk i nauczycielka. Wdowa po prezydencie Mozambiku Samorze Machelu oraz po prezydencie Republiki Południowej Afryki Nelsonie Mandeli.
28 lut 2022 · In 1996 she presented a report (later published) to the United Nations, The Impact of War on Children, that changed the way the global agency responds in conflict zones. Since then, she has worked tirelessly in support of global health, child welfare, and women’s rights and empowerment.
Graça Machel is a founding member of The Elders with her late husband, Nelson Mandela. In October 2018, Graça Machel was appointed Deputy Chair of The Elders, together with Ban Ki-moon.
10 lut 2021 · Graça Machel began her career in the 1970s when Mozambique was still a Portuguese colony. Mozambique gained independence in 1975, following a 1974 left-wing military coup in Portugal that ended decade-long independence wars in their African colonies.
