The first week of February each year is dedicated to the World Interfaith Harmony Week. The event was first proposed at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010, by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Just under a month later, on October 20, 2010, it was unanimously adopted by the UN.
The World Interfaith Harmony Week provides a platform when interfaith groups and their supporters can profile all the amazing and diverse projects linked to bringing about interfaith harmony.
The initiative helps to provide a focal point from which people can recognize that the common values they hold far outweigh the differences they have, and thus provide a strong impetus for positive community relations.
The UN Resolution states the importance of recognizing that the moral imperatives of all religions, convictions and beliefs. It calls for peace, tolerance and mutual understanding, adding that such interreligious dialogue constitute an important dimension for a culture of peace;
It further encourages all States to support, on a voluntary basis, the spread of the message of interfaith harmony and goodwill in the world’s churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship during that week, based on love of God and love of one’s neighbour or on love of the good and love of one’s neighbour, each according to their own religious traditions or convictions.