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.”
“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.
Source: United Nations
Now that the wind has blown out the candle so early, RIP Raquelina
One would like to know the cause of death please!
Journalism, whether of new media or of traditional ones, entails educating the readers without leaving them with left over questions on the same subject matter. Your reporting of the death of Raquelina Langa left some questions unanswered to your readership. A question, as to how such a young person could die within two years of making the headlines worldwide, is within your journalistic duty to have answered in your report.
Appending, “Breaking news” on the headline and then reporting verbatim from narrow news databases are not hefty journalism credentials. Bear that in mind the next time you report stuff of this nature.