We aim for many countries around the world to adopt Human Responsibility Day. Our first step is promoting the idea within the EU. If you live in an EU country, support the petition to the European Parliament. No matter where you are, your decisions and actions are part of the change.
In 2021, Ukraine became the first country in the world to establish a Human Responsibility Day at the state level. This day symbolizes the desire of Ukrainians to grow and develop on personal, social, and global levels.
Almost 80 years ago, the world community adopted the Declaration of Human Rights and established Human Rights Day, which is celebrated annually on December 6. Today it is important for us to realize not only that we have rights, but also that we are responsible for them. This awareness gives us the freedom to choose a happy life and implement changes for the sake of the future. The introduction of the Human Responsibility Day at the country level will help to start these changes.
When we build a house, we understand that it requires care and maintenance. It’s our property, and therefore, our responsibility. Similarly, when we bring pets into our lives, we nurture, care for, and heal them, because that’s our duty. We can be responsible owners, drivers, colleagues, students, and parents. So why is it challenging for us to embody the same sense of responsibility at the community, country, or global level?
In 2021, Ukraine became the first country in the world to officially establish a Human Responsibility Day, which is recognized annually on October 19. This day symbolizes the aspiration of Ukrainians to grow and evolve on personal, social, and global scales.
The experience of the full-scale war that began in 2022 has highlighted the resilience of Ukrainian society, communities, and organizations, showcasing their ability to adapt, innovate, and withstand challenging times.
This experience has fostered an awareness of the values that have enabled the preservation of the state and its ongoing transformation through the establishment of democratic institutions, the development of diplomacy, and a vision for the future. Despite the challenges posed by war, Ukraine is maturing as a nation, guided by the principles of responsibility on personal, interpersonal, and national levels.
We aspire for other nations to support and initiate Human Responsibility Day, emphasizing the importance of being a responsible individual in every facet of life. Human Responsibility Day is a space for dialogue, discussions, actions, and transformative change.
Speak the truth
be honest, act according to moral ethical standards.
Maintain your health
in the best possible state in order not to burden the society with the cost of your healthcare.
Learn, develop your talents
capabilities, competence throughout your life to be a productive member of the society.
Respect Others
Treat others as you want others to treat you.
Be a free person
i.e., the ultimate judge of what is true and what is not, what is good and what is bad, yet keep testing your judgment to make sure that it is in line with moral, ethical principles.
Search for harmony
between your private, professional, social lives, and that as part of the community.
Defend Human Rights
While seeking to ascertain your rights, avoid constraining other members of the society to ascertain theirs.
Solve problems
Solve as many problems, issues as possible at individual, family, community levels to lighten the burden and cost of governance.
Respect Parents & Family
– cherish cultural heritage from your predecessors;
– treat parents with love and respect, help them if needed;
– deal with siblings as if they were your best friends.
Love & Educate Your Children
– love your children, inculcate in them ethical moral values;
– facilitate their education and development of their talents and personalities as free people.
Build an Effective Community
– relate to people and communities with respect and empathy;
– help the community to be effective in supplying all services, such as primary education, healthcare, social services;
– contribute to the well being of all members of the community;
– while maintaining your identity, be consciously part of the whole world community.
Protect the Environment
Use all resources sparingly, avoid pollution of the biosphere. Help preserve the biological and zoological diversity.
Help Your Country
– obey the laws of the country;
– help your country in line with your ability/capacity to maintain the priority of the common good: full political freedoms, a certain level of economic well-being of the whole population, social justice, healthy environment.
Integrate in the World
– protect and promote resilience, creativity and equal opportunities for all;
– be tolerant and respectful of all races, ethnics, religions, languages;
– learn some languages and at least basic things about other civilizations;
– promote the understanding of the diversity of civilizations, their values, thus peaceful cooperation and fair trade.
Care about Future Generations
Leave the physical environment in a better state than inherited: with enhanced cultural heritage, values, to enable future generations to be more effective in political, economic, social, cultural aspects of their societies.
