20 December
International Human Solidarity Day was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2005 as an initiative in the fight against poverty.
International Human Solidarity Day is:
- a day to celebrate our unity in diversity
- a day to remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements
- a day to raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity
- a day to encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals including poverty eradication
- a day of action to encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication.
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