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UAE Embassy in Spain holds virtual session in celebration of International Day of Human Fraternity
MADRID, 16th February, 2021 (WAM) The UAE Embassy in Spain convened a virtual session on the occasion of the first celebration of the International Day of Human Fraternity, with the participation of Omar Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Culture and Public Diplomacy at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Majid Al Suwaidi, Ambassador of the UAE to the Kingdom of Spain; and His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
During the event, speakers discussed the critical importance of enhancing tolerance and mutual understanding at a time when conflict, polarization, and strife are rampant.
By Ursula Aruma of Sri Sathya Sai International Organisation
Pope Francis celebrated the International Day of Human Fraternity on Thursday, 4 February, in a virtual event hosted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Also participating were the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb; Secretary General António Guterres of the United Nations; and other personalities.
This occasion is a new International Observance of the United Nations.
On the same occasion, the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, which is inspired by the Human Fraternity Document, is awarded.
The date is no coincidence.
On 4 February 2019, during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Pope and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (Cairo), Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, signed the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.
Indonesian nuns pray for human trafficking victims
Special events held to mark International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking
Jesuit Father Ignatius Ismartono celebrates an online Eucharistic Mass to celebrate the 7th International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking on Feb. 8. (Photo: YouTube)
Indonesian nuns celebrated the 7th International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking by holding interfaith prayers and Eucharistic celebrations on Feb. 8.
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors-General designated the day, the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking.
Indonesian interfaith leaders sign up for UN fraternity day
New special day on UN calendar marked for first time by Christians and Muslims
Franciscan Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor (third from right) with other religious leaders after signing a declaration stating their commitment to strengthening fraternity. (Photo courtesy of Beatae Mariae Virginis Cathedral Church’s social communications desk)
Interfaith leaders and youths in Bogor in Indonesia’s West Java province marked the first International Day of Human Fraternity by issuing a declaration stating their commitment to strengthening interreligious brotherhood.
The UN General Assembly declared Feb. 4 as International Day of Human Fraternity on Dec. 21, 2020, to promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue.