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Source: SAnews
Social cohesion tops Human Rights Month agenda
T
his year’s Human
the triple challenge of
Rights Month
poverty, inequality and
commemorations
unemployment, and the
will contribute to social
extent to which this ne-
cohesion and nation-
gates the goal of building
building through a series
a human rights culture. While South Africans
of dialogues and other
have made great strides
events.
Sport, Arts and Culture
in the management of
Minister Nathi Mthethwa
the Coronavirus Disease
said activities will include
(COVID-19) pandemic,
government conducting
government will also use
public engagements with
this month to foreground
local residents and for-
issues on public health,
eign nationals in efforts
which are at the centre of
to foster mutual under-
the human rights agenda,
standing and peace.
given the lived reality of
While last year marked
the pandemic.
the 25th anniversary of
Minister Mthethwa said
the Constitution of the
there are concerns that Spor t , Ar ts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa speaking at the launch of Human Rights Month.
Republic of South Africa of 1996, government has also extended the commemoration into 2022,
the country is still a long way from achieving herd immunity, as a result of lower than expected
with a series of activa-
‘The Year of Unity and
will be used to assess the
uptake of the COVID-19
tions planned.
Renewal: Protecting and
progress of the nation’s
vaccines.
Preserving our Human
constitutional democratic
Rights Gains’.
project.
Human Rights Month is being commemorated under the theme,
20
The commemorations
“Thus, it is not inconceivable that while there
It also brings to the fore
would be some further
Public Sector Manager • March 2022
