United Nations: As the UN celebrated B.R. Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary by examining the relevance of his legacy to its global development goals, the world body heard a plea to declare April 14, the birthday of the crusader against discrimination, as 'International Equality Day'.

A float honouring B.R. Ambedkar was brought by the Begumpura Cultural Society of New York to the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday April 13, 2016 during the celebrations of his 125th birth anniversary. Pic/ IANS