RIYADH: Saudi Arabia donated on Saturday $1 million to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) to support its work plan, activities, and programs, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. 

The Kingdom’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Wasel, handed over the financial support to High UN High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Angel Moratinos at the UNAOC headquarters, according to SPA. 

Grateful for the generous contribution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of $1 million. I appreciate their continued commitment and support to @UNAOC, and I look forward to further strengthening our partnership. @ksamissionun @KSAmofaEN pic.twitter.com/oo7I65Rkwa

— Miguel Ángel Moratinos (@MiguelMoratinos) September 16, 2022

Al-Wasel expressed Saudi Arabia’s appreciation for the UNAOC’s important role and efforts in encouraging and spreading a culture of peace and tolerance, as well as strengthening the role of multiple diplomacy, SPA reported. 

For his part, the High UN High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations praised the Kingdom’s great role in laying the foundations for peace and the values of coexistence, as well as in the rejection of hatred and violence.

Moratinos emphasized the importance of the move, especially in light of the great social and cultural transformations the Kingdom is currently witnessing, according to SPA. 

He also commended the Kingdom’s central role in promoting the values of peace and tolerance and respecting all religions and cultures.