World Day of Social Justice 2025, 2026 and 2027
Since 2009, every 20 February has been the UN observance known as “World Day of Social Justice”. The purpose of the day is to focus on the plight of social injustice throughout the world and to press for improvements and solutions.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 Feb | Thu | World Day of Social Justice |
| 2026 | 20 Feb | Fri | World Day of Social Justice |
| 2027 | 20 Feb | Sat | World Day of Social Justice |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
“Social justice” is defined, for the purpose of the observance, as including issues of poverty, unemployment, and unfair exclusion that results in economic harm or social ostracism.
On World Day of Social Justice, there are media campaigns to raise awareness of the need for better social justice both within nations and between nations. Promoting human rights, removing artificial social barriers based on race, gender, or religion, and standing up for the rights of migrants, the disabled, and the elderly are among the observance’s themes on any given year.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 Feb | Tue | World Day of Social Justice |
| 2023 | 20 Feb | Mon | World Day of Social Justice |