World Interfaith Harmony Week 2012 in UN General Assembly

“Common Ground for the Common Good”

February 7, 2012

SEE GALLERY HERE.

Additional Information at HTTP://WWW.INTERFAITHHARMONYWEEK.INFO

February 1-7

Love of God & Love of the Neighbour or Love of the Good & Love of the Neighbour

World Interfaith Harmony Week was proclaimed by UN General Assembly Resolution A/65/PV.34. It was proposed in 2010 by HM King Abdullah II and HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. World Interfaith Harmony Week will fall on the first week of February of every year and aims to promote harmony among all people regardless of their faith.

The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations welcomes this initiative and commends its members to consider individual organizational endorsement. Information, along with registration of support and events, at www.worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com.

In 2011, the RNGOs co-hosted an Interfaith Breakfast in cooperation with the NGO Section of the UN Department of Public Information on February 3, 2011. Please see a report and photos here.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued a letter of support for World Interfaith Harmony Week:

files/154001_154100/154081/ban-ki-moon.pdf

Members of the Committee of Religious NGOs have offered quotes from their faith traditions as a resource in support of this initiative: files/156001_156100/156006/rngo-interfaith-harmony-quotes.doc

The following information, including a personal message from UN High Representative Jorge Sampaio, has been provided by the UN Alliance of Civilizations:

files/147301_147400/147388/aoc-2011-harmony-week-invitation.pdf

files/147301_147400/147389/aoc-harmony-week-information.pdf

files/147301_147400/147390/harmony-week-message-by-unaoc-high-representative.pdf