International Human Solidarity Day : 20 December
- Every year International Human Solidarity Day is observed on December 20 to celebrate the unity in diversity and raise awareness about the importance of solidarity.
- The day was proclaimed by the United Nations’ (UN) General Assembly on December 22, 2005.
- According to the United Nations Millennium Declaration, solidarity is among the fundamental values that are essential to international relations.
- Solidarity is defined as an awareness of shared interests and objectives that create a psychological sense of unity and ties in a society that bind people together as one.