World Day of Social Justice 2009

Date: Fri, Feb 20 2009 | International Day
Location: New York, USA
Time: All day
World Day of Social Justice 2009

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE English/French/Spanish/Arabic/Chinese/Russian


LAUNCH OF THE WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE New York, 10 February 2009


UN News Centre

Ban urges global pursuit of social justice, dignity for all


20 February 09 Press conference to commemorate the first World Day of Social Justice. Speakers include Mary Robinson, Founder and President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, Member of The Elders and former President of Ireland, Thomas Pogge, Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs at Yale University and author of "World Poverty and Human Rights", and Eric Falt, Director of the Outreach Division of the UN¡¯s Department of Public Information.

Video (English - 48minutes)


News around the world

UNDP in Romania: newsletter 2009 Issue #12: 20th February 2009, UN marked the World Day of Social Justice in Romania