UN accepts UAE initiative to mark February 4 as International Day for Human Fraternity WAM/New York Filed on December 22, 2020 Pope Francis and Al Azhar’s Grand Imam, Ahmad Al-Tayyib, exchange the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together signed in Abu Dhabi on February 4, 2019. Photo: WAM Secretary-General of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity thanks UAE for making the new achievement in the service of humanity possible The international community is set to observe February 4 as International Day for Human Fraternity after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution based on an initiative that was introduced by the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The day will be marked annually beginning 2021.