|Department of Public Information • News and Media Division •
New York| poverty, hunger, discrimination, rights denial
continue to scar moral landscape, says Secretary-General in
message for inaugural world day of social justice Following is
the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the
World Day of Social Justice, to be observed on 20 February:
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and
prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the
principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or
the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social
justice when we remove barriers that people face because of
gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.
For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is
at the core of our global mission to promote development and
human dignity. Last year’s adoption by the International Labour
Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair
Globalization is just one recent ex