The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all believers worldwide to join their voices in a common prayer for peace, as the holy festivals of Ramadan, Easter, and Passover coincide this week.
In an interview, the UN chief said: "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."
“So, this is the moment to come together and for those that believe in God (in) different ways, with different expressions, to join their voices in a common prayer for peace,” he noted
According to the UN, in order to mark what is a special time on the spiritual calendar for the Abrahamic faiths - Islam, Christianity, and Judaism - representatives from the world's major religions, as well as the non-religious, will gather on Friday next week at UN Headquarters in New York, to pray for peace.
The purpose of the 15-minute moment of contemplation is to deliver a critical message about peace at a time of so much conflict and suffering worldwide.
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