to devote this special day to the promotion of national activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit for Social Development. The World Day of Social Justice will contribute to the efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all. Participating governments have made a commitment to the creation of a framework for action to promote social justice at national, regional and international levels. They recognize that economic growth should promote equity and social justice and that “a society for all” must be based on social justice and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms. For the first World Day of Social Justice, the International Labour Office (ILO) organized a panel discussion in Geneva on “The Crisis: Threat or Opportunity for Social Justice?”
Key Resources

• Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO, for the World Day of Social Justice
• ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
• Social Justice in an Open World - The Role of the United Nations

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