His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday acted as patron at the King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) award ceremony.

During the ceremony, which took place at Al Husseinieh Palace, King Abdullah presented awards to the top three winners.

Royal Family members and senior officials attended the event.

The WIHW was first proposed at the UN General Assembly on 23 September 2010 by His Majesty. Just under a month later, on 20 October 2010, it was unanimously adopted by the UN and henceforth the first week of February has been observed annually as World Interfaith Harmony Week.

The Royal Aal al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought established the WIHW award to recognise three activities or publications that best contribute to the promotion of the occasion.