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Building an inclusive, networked UN
Jun 27,2021 - Last updated at Jun 27,2021
By María Fernanda Espinosa and Danilo Türk
QUITO/MADRID Great-power competition, the troubling rise of xenophobic nationalism, existential environmental threats, and the ongoing COVID-19 onslaught present major global governance challenges. Against this backdrop, world leaders have tasked United Nations Secretary General António Guterres with recommending steps to advance the far-reaching commitments contained in last year’s so-called UN75 Declaration, in which the General Assembly pledged to ensure “the future we want”.
The secretary general’s much-anticipated report, Our Common Agenda, is due this September, and it would benefit from a follow-through vehicle to weigh the report’s recommendations and deliberate on and adopt his best ideas. We therefore support the proposal for a World Summit on Inclusive Global Governance involving a wide range of participants.
World Social Justice Day to be marked on Feb 20
Islamabad
February 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Like other parts of the globe, United Nations (UN) World Day of Social Justice will be marked on February 20 (Saturday) to encourage people to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication.
It also focuses on the goal of achieving full employment and support for social integration.
The World Summit for Social Development, which promoted social justice, was held in Copenhagen (pictured above) in 1995. Many organizations, including the UN and the International Labour Office, make statements on the importance of social justice for people.
Many organizations also present plans for greater social justice by tackling poverty, social and economic exclusion and unemployment. Trade unions and campaign groups are invited to call on their members and supporters to mark the day.