BARBADOS PM CHANNELS AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY AT UN

In her address at the 79th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley reminded delegates of the African humanist philosophy of ubuntu.

‘Ubuntu’ is a South African Zulu and Xhosa word that roughly translates to 'humanity towards others.' The New World Encyclopedia defines ‘ubuntu’ as ‘embodying all those virtues that maintain harmony and the spirit of sharing among the members of a society.'

Mottley said ubuntu should be used as a guiding principle to carve out a new path of goodwill for the collective prosperity of all nations and all people.

Video credit: United Nations (YouTube)

SOURCES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUvWnTesK3w

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ubuntu_(philosophy)