New York: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that the purpose of celebrating the day to combat Islamophobia is to call for an end to the poison of anti-Muslim hatred.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his tweet on the social networking site Twitter that the International Day to Combat Islamophobia is being celebrated for the first time.
Antonio Guterres says the purpose of the day is to call for an end to the poison of anti-Muslim hatred.
He said that discrimination can destroy us all, we have to stand against it.
Today and every day we must confront the forces of division, reaffirming our commitment to common humanity, added the Secretary-General.
The first International Day to Combat Islamophobia is a call for action to stamp out the poison of anti-Muslim hatred.
Discrimination diminishes us all. We must stand up against it.
Today & every day, we must counter the forces of division by reaffirming our common humanity.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) March 15, 2023