UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres mentioned becoming a member of Muslims as they quick throughout Islam’s holy month of Ramadan 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 mentioned.
His remarks got here throughout an interview with UN News’s Arabic service on Wednesday, forward of his go to to Somali subsequent week as a part of the UN 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 mentioned: “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 mentioned: “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.anews.com.tr
