UN appoints Miguel Angel Moratinos special envoy to combat Islamophobia

UN appoints Miguel Angel Moratinos special envoy to combat Islamophobia

"The appointment ... will contribute to strengthening our response to Islamophobia," Moratinos says

UN names Spain’s Miguel Moratinos as special envoy to combat Islamophobia

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Miguel Angel Moratinos, a former foreign minister of Spain, as the UN Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia. Moratinos will continue to assume his present role as the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a prominent global platform for dialogue. Taking on this dual role aims to optimize existing capacity and reso…

UN appoints special envoy to combat Islamophobia

New position will be filled by Miguel Angel Moratinos of Spain. (File/AFP) Updated 36 sec ago Caspar Webb May 07, 2025 Former Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos will serve in new role UN observes International Day to Combat Islamophobia on March 15 NEW YORK CITY: The UN has appointed a special envoy to combat…

The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, has named this Wednesday Spanish diplomat Miguel Ángel Moratinos as a special envoy of the United Nations to combat Islamophobia. According to EFE, Moratinos will combine this position with that of high representative of the Alliance of Civilizations of the UN (UNAOC), a position he has held since 2019 with the task of building bridges between different cultures, especially among the great monot…