This month, the CUPE Alberta Women’s committee is highlighting International Human Solidarity Day, celebrated on December 20th of each year.
According to the United Nations, International Human Solidarity Day is:
– a day to celebrate our unity in diversity;
– a day to remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements;
– a day to raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity;
– a day to encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals including poverty eradication;
– a day of action to encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication.
“The General Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underlie relations between peoples in the twenty-first century, and in that regard decided to proclaim 20 December of each year International Human Solidarity Day.”
The Women’s committee recognizes the importance of solidarity within and beyond the union movement.
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