By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI
“The true worth of the different countries of our world is measured by their ability to think not simply as a country but also as part of the larger human family” (Fratelli Tutti, 141).
On Thursday, February 4, the world will observe the first International Day of Human Fraternity. In December 2020, the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution based on an initiative that was introduced by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. The UN said that the proclamation of this Day is “a response to growing religious hatred amid the COVID-19 pandemic”.
