U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed fasting in the course of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, saying that observing the follow confirmed him “the true face of Islam.”
“The sense of peace, the sense of solidarity, the sense of generosity that I witnessed in the communities hosting refugees, and also the resilience, the courage of the refugees themselves was extremely inspiring,” he stated.
His remarks got here throughout an interview with the U.N. News’s Arabic service on Wednesday, forward of his go to to Somalia subsequent week as a part of the U.N. chief’s annual custom of visiting a Muslim-majority nation throughout Ramadan.
“And it remains a very important inspiration of everything I do today, as Secretary-General of the United Nations,” he added.
Asked about his annual go to to refugee camps or settlements as UNHCR chief, the place he fasted in solidarity, Guterres stated: “When I became Secretary-General, I thought that this tradition should be maintained – now, not focused on refugee communities, but focused on the Muslim communities that are suffering.”
On Ramadan, Guterres stated: “I think this is the moment for us to be all united for peace. Peace is the most precious thing that we can have in the world.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
