Interfaith Refugee Day and Kuala Lumpur Interfaith Declaration on the Global Refugee Crisis

(IAIS Malaysia, 3 March 2018)

Abstract

Violence in war-torn countries continues to displace large groups of people, forcing them to seek refuge elsewhere. The resulting refugee crisis, which has reached unprecedented levels according to the United Nations (UN), is as much a humanitarian catastrophe as it is a moral one. The erosion of universal values such as compassion and love is not only responsible for the bloodshed and persecution which leads to the initial displacement, but it also affects our attitude in accommodating these refugees.