The message and the spirit of Nowruz assumes greater importance and significance as the world grapples with innumerable conflicts, rise of xenophobia and the refugee crisis, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
Addressing the annual Nowruz celebration here yesterday, Guterres said people across the world recognise that nothing in is more important than the spirit of Nowruz.
"When we see all the conflicts around the world. When we see the plight of migrants and refugees. When we see the rise of xenophobia and racism in so many parts of the world," Guterres said, adding that "it is clear that we all need the spirit of Nowruz."
"The world needs the spirit of Nowruz in order to be able to allow for peace and for justice and for understanding, and for the capacity to have mutual respect and the capacity to bring together the population of this world around the most noble values."
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