For the first time, the United Nations observed the birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar. It was organised by Permanent Mission of India to the UN in association with the Kalpana Saroj Foundation and Foundation For Human Horizon last night.Agency reports say, the vision of Dr Ambedkar to achieve social justice and equality also finds resonance in the core message of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In her Keynote speech, Ms Helen Clark, Chair of UN Development Group and Administrator of UN Development Program said that Dr Ambedkar’s work on the empowerment and inclusion of excluded groups, reform of labour laws, and promotion of education for all, made him an icon for marginalized people in India and in other countries.