In 2010, the UN General Assembly passed a Resolution proposed by King Abdullah of Jordan (a Muslim) establishing the first week of February each year as World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) to be observed by meaningful programmes and initiatives to promote harmony among the world’s faiths. The United African Congress (UAC) and Give Them a Hand Foundation (GTAH) responded to the call in 2012 by assembling faith leaders from Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist faith traditions for an interfaith dialogue at the UN seeking common ground to attain harmony among the faiths and promote a culture of peace. Commemoration events have been organized annually, on related themes, and including other faith
traditions.
The WIHW mantra, “Love of Good, Love of Neighbor”, is not only a slogan but a Faith leaders play a critical role play a critical role in sharing the WIHW mantra, “Love of Good, Love of Neighbor”.
Long-time partners that have joined the cause includes Nusantara Foundation, Buddha, Light International Association (BLIA), International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and UNSCR. The group is multi-faith and multi-cultural, reflecting the true spirit and objective of the World Interfaith Harmony
Week. UN Mission sponsors in various years have been Ethiopia, Jamaica, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, Bahrain, Morocco and the Holy See. Countries participate every year with an interfaith programme under the overarching project name, Building
Bridges across Boundaries, with a different theme as a subtext that addresses a relevant issue specific for that year. In addition to the Christian, Muslim, Jewish,
Buddhist and Hindu faiths, the participation of African and Native American spiritual
leaders representing indigenous belief systems have been included.
Source: Excerpt from https://www.un.org/en/observances/interfaith-harmony-week