Nelson Mandela International Day 2024

• It is celebrated every year on 18 July to commemorate the birthday of Nelson Mandela.

• The United Nations officially declared Nelson Mandela International Day in November 2009 and it was first celebrated on 18 July 2010.

• The theme of Nelson Mandela International Day 2024 is "Combating poverty and inequality is in our hands."

• On 10 May 1994, Mandela became the first democratically elected black president of South Africa and is known in South Africa as the 'Father of the Nation'.