20 February - World day of social justice
- To encourage people to see how social justice affects poverty eradication.
- The main aim of this day is to achieve full employment and support for social integration.
- This day tackle issues like poverty, exclusion, and unemployment.
- 2020 Theme: “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice” Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality, or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants.
- How this day come about ?
The World Summit for Social Development was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1995 which resulted in the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action. The Summit was the largest gathering ever of world leaders at that time. More than 100 political leaders in this summit pledged to fight poverty, promote full employment and to provide safe and stable societies. They also agreed on the need to put people in the centre of development plans.
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What Mahatma Gandhi say about justice ?
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