International Human Solidarity Day -20th December
International Human Solidarity Day is observed globally on 20 December every year. On December 22, 2005, the UN General Assembly proclaimed that International Solidarity Day would take place on December 20 each year. It is a day to: Celebrate unity in diversity Remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements Raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity Encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity Encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication. Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century. In light of globalization and growing inequality, the UN realized that strong international solidarity and cooperation were needed to achieve its Millennium Development Goals. Human solidarity, what do we really mean by it? one can state it as a sense or notion of togetherness but do we actually believe that, like just look around us, do we ...