Musicians promote ‘empathy, fraternity, solidarity’ between Israelis and Palestinians

adminMarch 4, 2023September 10, 202407 mins

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, appointed by the UN Secretary-General in 2016 as a United Nations Global Advocate for Cultural Understanding, recently played their first concert at UN headquarters in New York, at a special event organized to demonstrate that when people listen to each other, both musically and in other ways, great results can be…

UN chief: Build ‘alliance of peace’ on International Day of Human Fraternity

adminFebruary 3, 2023September 9, 202403 mins

The International Day of Human Fraternity celebrates the values that “are the glue that hold our human family together” – compassion, religious understanding, and mutual respect, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Prevent hatred, defuse extremism “These values underwrite peace, yet all over the world, they are being eroded by deepening divides, widening inequalities and growing…