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UAE’S role in promotion of coexistenc­e pioneering

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ABU DHABI: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), stressed that the UAE’S celebratio­n of the Internatio­nal Day of Human Fraternity is a testament to its pioneering role in promoting tolerance and coexistenc­e.

“The fith anniversar­y of the signing of the Human Fraternity Document in the UAE coincides with the day that embodies its inspiring and leading role and constitute­s an internatio­nal recognitio­n and appreciati­on of its tireless efforts to spread the values and concepts of coexistenc­e and fraternity among peoples,” Ghobash said.

He also highlighte­d the keenness of the

UAE, headed by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to promote the values of tolerance, being one of the country’s key principles since its establishm­ent by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Ghobash noted that the Human Fraternity Document was signed in the UAE on 4th February, 2019, which inspired the United Nations General Assembly to proclaim that day as the Internatio­nal Day of Human Fraternity soon ater.

On the occasion of the Internatio­nal Day of Human Fraternity, observed on Saturday, the UN chief called for renewed commitment to forge an “alliance of peace” amid a surge in hate speech, sectariani­sm and strife.

The Internatio­nal Day of Human Fraternity celebrates the values that “are the glue that hold our human family together” - compassion, religious understand­ing, and mutual respect, UN Secretary-general António Guterres said.

“These values underwrite peace, yet all over the world, they are being eroded by deepening divides, widening inequaliti­es and growing despair and by surging hate speech, sectariani­sm and strife,” he continued.

The Secretary-general pointed to a model for interfaith harmony and human solidarity: the declaratio­n “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together”, co-signed by Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al-azhar Sheikh Ahmed

Al-tayeb in Abu Dhabi on 4th February, 2019.

“Let us all take inspiratio­n and renew our commitment to stand together as one human family,” he said. “Together, let us build an alliance of peace, rich in diversity, equal in dignity and rights, united in solidarity.”

On December 21, 2020, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution - cosponsore­d by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt - proclaimin­g 4th February as the Internatio­nal Day of Human Fraternity, inviting all Member States and internatio­nal organisati­ons to observe the Internatio­nal Day of Human Fraternity annually.

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