{"id":90286,"date":"2025-09-25T18:25:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sa-heritage-honoured-at-unga-2025-calls-for-justice"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:58:27","slug":"sa-heritage-honoured-at-unga-2025-calls-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sa-heritage-honoured-at-unga-2025-calls-for-justice","title":{"rendered":"SA Heritage Honoured at UNGA 2025 Calls for Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South African media personality, businesswoman and humanitarian Carol Bouwer took centre stage at the UN General Assembly, addressing global leaders in a moving tribute to South African Heritage Day, hosted in partnership with the UN Women\u2019s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF).<\/p>\n

Speaking as a UN WPHF global luminary, Bouwer delivered a searing reflection on the state of global conflict, rising nationalism and the often-overlooked role of women peacebuilders. Her speech, \u201cPeace Is All of Us,\u201d was both a call to action and a deeply personal account of resilience, justice and legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is experiencing the highest number of conflicts since World War 2,\u201d Bouwer said, referencing a recent UN report. \u201cFrom Palestine to Myanmar, Haiti to Sudan, almost 19% of the world\u2019s children now live in conflict zones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drawing powerful parallels between the apartheid era in South Africa and today\u2019s crises in regions like Gaza, Bouwer warned against global apathy and divisive leadership, especially where women and children bear the brunt of violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cKilling women and children cannot continue on our watch,\u201d she urged. \u201cWe must lean into our innate Ubuntu \u2014 that deep belief that I am because you are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouwer, co-founder of African Odyssey, thanked her partner Carl Nelson and lauded the leadership of Tonni Brodber, UN WPHF\u2019s regional director for East and Southern Africa, for amplifying women\u2019s voices in humanitarian spaces.<\/p>\n

She emphasised that real peace isn\u2019t the absence of war but the presence of justice: \u201cPeace is the pursuit of justice \u2014 even when the convenient choice would be to turn a blind eye to injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Citing the heroic example of Winnie Mandela, Bouwer reminded the audience of the intergenerational duty to support peacebuilders, especially women, whose leadership is often undervalued and underfunded.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, she invited the international community to join her and partners in South Africa this November during the G20 meetings, where African Odyssey, WPHF, Brand South Africa, and academic institutions will convene to further mobilise support for women in peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

From the teargas-lined streets of apartheid South Africa to the diplomatic halls of the UN in New York, Bouwer\u2019s journey is a reminder that peace, though fragile, is possible \u2014 but only if we choose justice, inclusion and courage over comfort and complacency.<\/p>\n

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