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Past SPSSI UN/NGO Statements

SPSSI Submits Statement to UN Secretary-General Calling for a More Robust Focus on the Elimination of Systemic Racism, Racial and Ethnic Discrimination, 2020
In October of 2020, SPSSI submitted a statement to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that calls for the the UN to integrate the elimination of systemic racism and racial and ethnic discrimination into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. The statement has been endorsed by more than 80 non-governmental organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the International Association for Applied Psychology, the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and the International Council of Psychologists.

SPSSI Endorses Statement Submitted to United Nations on COVID-19 Recovery, 2020
In May of 2020, SPSSI signed on to a statement submitted by the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship  with the United Nations (CoNGO) entitled "COVID-19: Building Back Better." In the 2-page statement, 130+ NGOs "call on the 193 UN Member States to renew their commitment to the UN and to turn this international crisis into an opportunity, using it as a starting point to rebuild economies that are inclusive, and based on sustainable production and consumption."

SPSSI Responds to the Executive Order on Immigration (February 2017)

SPSSI Calls on United Nations to Elect a Woman as the Next Secretary-General (May 2016)