Int'l 'Solidarity Day' Observed
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published December 20, 2016 | 04:50 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Dec, 2016 ) :International Solidarity day observed Tuesday (Dec 20) across the globe including Pakistan to raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity to encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity.
For the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals including poverty eradication and a day of action to encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication. Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations wherein those who either suffer or benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most.
Consequently, in the context of globalization and the challenge of growing inequality, strengthening of international solidarity is indispensable. Therefore, the UN General Assembly, convinced that the promotion of the culture of solidarity and the spirit of sharing is important for combating poverty, proclaimed 20 of December as International Human Solidarity Day.
Through initiatives such as the establishment of the World Solidarity Fund to eradicate poverty and the proclamation of International Human Solidarity Day, the concept of solidarity was promoted as crucial in the fight against poverty and in the involvement of all relevant stakeholders.
The concept of solidarity has defined the work of the United Nations since the birth of the Organization. The creation of the United Nations drew the peoples and nations of the world together to promote peace, human rights and social and economic development.
The organization was founded on a basic premise of unity and harmony among its members expressed in the concept of collective security that relies on the solidarity of its members to unite "to maintain international peace and security".
It is in the spirit of solidarity that the organization relies on "cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character" as well.
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