Raquelina
Fernando Langa, the promising young woman who came to New York in 2014
to spend a day as UN Secretary-General with Ban Ki-moon passed
away on March 25, 2016.
In a tribute, Mr. Ban expressed his deep personal condolences, saying: "While her
life was short, her legacy will be long. Raquelina was more than a
teenager from Mozambique; she was the embodiment of why the world needs
to invest in the health, well-being and future of young women
everywhere.
With her passionate drive and expansive heart, she achieved a
depth of character that most people, no matter their age, may never
attain."
Raquelina was a young Mozambican woman, then in grade 10, who in
May 2013, during a visit by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to her school, Matheus Samsão Muthemba School in Polana
Caniço, Maputo, Mozambique, asked, if "a girl could become Secretary-General"
and, if so, what she needed to do to achieve that goal. Impressed by the
question, Mr. Ban invited her to come to UN Headquarters in New York as
his special guest for a day. Sponsored by UN Women, the visit
materialized on 12 August 2014, International Youth Day.
"We would like to convey our condolences institutionally, and
personally, for those who knew Raquelina," said Florence Raes, UN Women
Representative in Mozambique. "We will continue to honour her memory by
pursuing her dream, bringing about broader access to education for girls
as well as secure environments free of violence, so that any
girl—whether vulnerable, disenfranchised or from the south—could aspire
to one day be the United Nations Secretary-General.
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