Values of Nowruz Offer ‘Powerful Path’ to Peace, Human Rights, Dignity, Secretary-General Says in International Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres' message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 21 March:

For more than 300 million people around the world, Nowruz represents renewal. A new year. A new spring. A new chance to build bridges of understanding and mutual respect among all cultures and peoples.

In these difficult and divided times, the message of Nowruz is vital. Its timeless values of diversity, dialogue, understanding and reconciliation represent a powerful path to achieving the peace, human rights and dignity that the United Nations works for each and every day.

The challenges faced by the human family are immense.

But Nowruz can be our guide. Across all nations and cultures, let's walk together as we build a more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for all people.

May this Nowruz bring joy, health, prosperity and peace.