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Support International Solidarity Day
Accor Services has taken the spirit of giving to heart and decided to pair up with Ikangeng
Itireleng to provide clothes, blankets and 200 teddy bears to children who have been orphaned
as a result of the HIV/Aids virus.
On Wednesday 10 December, the staff members of Accor Services South Africa will visit Ikangeng
in Orlando West, Soweto. Join us in our quest to raise awareness for the importance of solidarity
and donate clothes, food and blankets to an organisation in need close to you.
What is International Human Solidarity Day?
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 Millennium Development Goals including poverty eradication
A day of action to encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication
In the Millennium Declaration world leaders identified Solidarity as one of the fundamental values
essential to international relations in the twenty-first century and emphasized that “Global challenges
must be managed in a way that distributes the costs and burdens fairly in accordance with basic
principles of equity and social justice. Those who suffer or who benefit least deserve help from those
who benefit most.” In the context of globalization and the challenge of growing inequality, the
strengthening of international solidarity and cooperation is indispensable for the realization of the
Millennium Development Goals.
Convinced that the promotion of the culture of solidarity and the spirit of sharing was important for
combating poverty, the General Assembly proclaimed 20 December as International Human Solidarity Day.
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