UN Chief Stresses Dialogue to Ensure Mutual Understanding and Solidarity

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The UN Chief made this plea in observance of the first International Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations.  He called for the promotion of “mutual understanding and global solidarity” and said the world should “answer hate with humanity.” 

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for the promotion of mutual understanding and global solidarity through dialogue. The UN Chief made this plea in observance of the first International Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations.  He called for the promotion of “mutual understanding and global solidarity” and said the world should “answer hate with humanity.”

In 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted a China-led resolution, co-sponsored by over 80 countries, to establish 10 June as the annual International Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations. That same year, humanitarian challenges reached “unprecedented levels, with 323.4 million people needing assistance worldwide”, according to the UN.

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The organisation pointed to climate change and wars, including in Sudan, Ukraine, and Gaza, as causes for great “displacement, hunger, and destruction.”