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Nov 14, 2023 · A ceasefire, by contrast, goes further. The UN defines it as a “suspension of fighting agreed upon by the parties to a conflict, typically as part of a political process”. The goal is to ...
Oct 28, 2023 · The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after another night of ground incursions and intense bombardment by Israeli forces left healthcare facilities without electricity and civilians across the ravaged enclave virtually “cut off from the outside world”.
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Effective ceasefire agreements protect civilians and enable humanitarian access to vulnerable populations. From a political standpoint, ceasefires are a major opportunity to set the foundation for inclusive and comprehensive peace talks. In responding to hostilities – be it classic two-party war or a fragmented conflict landscape involving ...
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Mar 23, 2024 · By Ece Goksedef, BBC News. Reuters. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has made a renewed call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. "It is time to silence the guns," he said, speaking from the ...
May 6, 2024 · Hamas announced on Monday it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire to halt the war in Gaza, though later in the day, Israel played down the likelihood of a pause and approved a ...
