Monsignor El-Kassis speaks at UN

Monsignor El-Kassis, the new permanent observer to the United Nations, spoke at a conference in New York on September 17 to address the fight against incitement to hatred.

During the conference on promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance, El-Kassis stated that speeches targeting individuals or communities based on religion, ethnicity, nationality, or other characteristics poison public debate. He noted that such rhetoric fuels divisions and undermines freedom.