Statement of the BSEC PERMIS Secretary General
on the occasion of the International Day of Human Fraternity
Today the world is commemorating the third recurrence of the International Day of Human Fraternity that was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2020, in recognition of the efforts aimed at promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue of His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayeb, who on 4 February 2019 signed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace & living Together”.
While welcoming this commemoration the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and its Permanent International Secretariat reaffirm their commitment to promoting a culture of peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity in the areas of their mandate and join forces with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations towards fulfilling a world of “One Humanity, Many Cultures”.