Press Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson
of the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
On the terrorist attack on Shah-e-Cheragh shrine, Iran
New York, 16 August 2023
The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Mr. Miguel Moratinos strongly condemns the heinous terrorist attack on Shah-e-Cheragh shrine in Iran on Sunday.
The High Representative is appalled by the cowardly attack on the Shi’ite Muslim shrine in the southern city of Shiraz which targeted innocent pilgrims and staff. He re-iterates that attacks on religious sites and places of worship are despicable and unjustifiable.
The High Representative recalls the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites which highlights the universality of religious sites and calls for promoting mutual respect, cultural diversity and religious pluralism.
On behalf of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the High Representative expresses his sympathies to the victims’ families and conveys his condolences to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.