UN chief calls for unity to ‘build a peaceful world’, ahead of Ramadan | UN News
Peace and Security
Highlighting it as a period of compassion and empathy, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan is a “time for reflection and learning, an opportunity to come together and uplift each other”.
COVID-19 pandemic made that impossible, but I am happy to resume this tradition this year”, Mr. Guterres said.
Work hand in hand
Citing the Holy Quran, the UN chief said that God created nations and tribes “so that we might know one another” and called on people to “work hand in hand for the safety, dignity and prosperity of all women and men”.
Adding that as we go through times of tragedy and suffering, his thoughts and heart “are with everyone facing conflict, displacement and fear”, he concluded that we must learn from each other and “together, build a peaceful world”.
