World Day of Social Justice 2022 will be celebrated on 20th February every year. The objective behind celebrating World Social justice Day is to raise objections or voices against social injustice. In this regard, International Labour Organization signed a declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization. Eliminating poverty, caste and physical discrimination, illiteracy, social and religious discrimination are key objectives to address through this day. The theme of the previous year was ‘A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy’. Here you can check the information on World Day of Social Justice 2022 including history, theme and purpose etc.
The idea behind announcing 20th February as world social justice day was to achieve sustainable development, eradication of poverty, economic growth, gender equality, and universal equality of the human being.
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Objective of Celebrating Social Justice Day
- Acknowledging the need to identify the issues of social justice like poverty, unemployment, social upliftment, human rights and gender equality.
- Focus on achieving the goal of social integration and employment.
- Encourage people to aware of social responsibilities, justice and poverty eradication.
World Day of Social Justice 2022: Theme
The Theme of the World Social Justice Day for the current year is yet to be announced. Last year theme was ‘A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy’.
Once the theme for the current year is announced, the same will be updated. Sustainable development, universal social protection, promotion of employment, gender equality, poverty eradication and social upliftment are the key factors that are always on priority.
World Day of Social Justice: History
The UG General Assembly in its 63rd session on 26th November 2007, declared that the 20th February will be celebrated as World Day of Social Justice. Since then, every year 20th February is celebrated as social justice day worldwide. The International Labour Organization unanimously adopted the declaration on Social justice for fair globalization on 10th June 2008.
Famous Quotes on Social Justice
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Justice and power must be brought together so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.”
– Blaise Pascal
“The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but the judgement is never just.”
– D. H. Lawrence
“Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.”
-Pope John Paul II