Geneva, May 21, 2019, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has stressed that intolerance based on ideology and race has emerged as a major threat to global peace and security, noting that Islam and Muslims in many countries have been subjected to deliberate campaigns of distortion based on reports confirming that during the past few years hatred and intolerance against Islam show a disturbing trend with its growing frequency. This came in a speech delivered by the head of the Saudi delegation, Advisor at the Ministry of Interior and Director General of Legal Affairs and International Cooperation in the Ministry, Dr. Abdullah bin Fakhri Al-Ansari, before the 28th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held at the United Nations Center on Many 20 to 24 , 2019 in Vienna. --SPA 20:04 LOCAL TIME 17:04 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/w1106267