“There was a strong call for peace, putting an end to violence and conflict, and calls for diversity and fighting against discrimination,” said the UN Alliance’s High Representative Miguel Ángel Moratinos at the closing session.
Filmmaker Chaela Tordillo.
“An ideal world would be one where all of us can feel safe and comfortable about who we are, in public, in private. We speak of moving progressively from tolerance to respect to real appreciation for difference and diversity. That’s what I hope we will one day come to.” – Rabbi Andrew Baker, 75, the personal representative of the chair-in-office on combating antisemitism with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), director of international Jewish affairs for the American Jewish Committee and a panelist in the Global Forum’s session Upending hate: Turning the tide against the global surge in all forms of religious intolerance, including antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and anti-Christian bigotry
“A peaceful world, one where diversity is celebrated, where everybody’s happy and we are able to share with each other. We may not have all the ideal things, but we should strive for it.” – Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia, 85, co-chair of the Peace Charter for Forgiveness and Reconciliation, based in Birmingham, United Kingdom