Paper short abstract:

This paper contributes to literature on the nexus between Social Justice and Sustainable development Goals in the rich countries and poor countries, the polarization situation, and how science diplomacy can work out depolarization and trans- development from the rich and the poor countries.

Paper long abstract:

According to the United Nations, Social justice is based on the values of fairness, equality, respect for diversity, access to social protection, and the application of human rights in all areas of life, which is the exact opposite of the effects of global polarization. The SDG 16, which is about promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels is an index used to check the rate of development in countries, while the rich countries are on the top 10 list of the SDG index, while the poor countries are on the least of the index would be linked effects of polarization such as political instability, inequality, and institutional oppression to mention a few. While Science diplomacy in one of its definition by the European Union is the use of science as a soft power to advance diplomatic objectives, e.g. for building bridges between nations and creating goodwill on which diplomatic relations can be built. This paper will examine some of the Sustainable Development Goals related to Social Justice and how it has worked in the rich countries hence the need for building a bridge between the rich and the poor countries through Science Diplomacy thereby bringing about depolarization.