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UNFPA in Uzbekistan
Disseminates the Secretary General’s Message on the World Day of Social Justice
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN – On 20
February 2009, UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund in Uzbekistan,
disseminated the message of the UN Secretary General on the World Day of Social
Justice.
In particular, the message states following: “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 example of the UN system’s commitment to
social justice. The Declaration focuses
on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection,
social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work.
Tragically, social justice still remains an elusive
dream for an appallingly large portion of humanity. Extreme poverty, hunger, discrimination and
the denial of human rights continue to scar our moral landscape. The global financial crisis threatens to
worsen these ills further still.
This year marks the first observance of the World Day
of Social Justice proclaimed in 2007 by the United Nations General
Assembly. The observance is meant to
underscore the importance of social justice as an ethical imperative that
should guide all our work.
Global stability and prosperity depend on ensuring
that people enjoy acceptable levels of well-being and equality of
opportunity. The absence of social
justice for all should be an affront to us all.
On this inaugural observance, let us renew our commitment to the
principles of social justice and the vigorous pursuit of strategies and
policies that will achieve it.”
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UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an
international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and
child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries
in using population data for policies and programs to reduce poverty and to
ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person
is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and
respect.
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