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46664 concert highlights plight of Africa's women

    JOHANNESBURG

    Former South African president Nelson Mandela held his second AIDS benefit concert this weekend, this time highlighting the plight of African women.

    Speaking to an audience of about 20,000 in the southern resort town of George, in Western Cape province, on Saturday, Mandela said: "For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity; for every moment we remain silent, we conspire against our women; for every woman infected by HIV, we destroy a generation."

    According to local newspaper, The Cape Times, artists such as Annie Lennox and Queen performed alongside South African musicians at the event, hosted by actor Will Smith.

    An estimated US $1.6 million raised through concert ticket sales and Mandela's 46664 campaign will go to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's HIV/AIDS programme.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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