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Nagorno-Karabakh: Calls for a Ceasefire and Peace Talks are not Enough
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has deep and regional roots. With every life lost in the conflict, positions on both sides will harden. This alone is an urgent reason for a ceasefire. It must be recognized that talks which began with a ceasefire in 1994 have not brought any… »
UN welcomes three-day ceasefire announcement by Afghan government and Taliban during Eid al-Fitr
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement by the Afghan Government and the Taliban of a ceasefire to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims around the world. Hours before the three-day festival of Eid al-Fitr was due to begin, Taliban militants made… »
US Blocks UN Global Ceasefire Resolution, Objecting to Indirect Reference to World Health Organization
“It’s bad enough that Trump is responsible for so many deaths in his own country, now he is actively complicit in causing even more across the globe.” By Julia Conley, staff writer – Common Dreams International diplomats were stunned and frustrated Friday night after the U.S. again blocked a United Nations… »
Trump Must Choose Between a Global Ceasefire and America’s Long Lost Wars
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies As President Trump has complained, the U.S. does not win wars anymore. In fact, since 1945, the only 4 wars it has won were over the small neocolonial outposts of Grenada, Panama, Kuwait and Kosovo. Americans… »
China and France Support UN Ceasefire Resolution Still The Hope of Peace Lies on US
By Jhon Sánchez Last month, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ceasefire to address the pandemic properly. “I am calling for an immediate ceasefire in all corners of the world. It is time to put armed conflict on… »
Canadian government breaking a UN commitment by lifting a moratorium for military exports to Saudi Arabia?
In March, in the mist of COVID-19 global pandemic, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called countries to reach a global agreement for a ceasefire. More than 53 countries including Canada adopted the UN Secretary-General’s statement. According to UN Secretary General as of today more than 124 countries agreed for a… »
COVID-19: UN chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’
In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against COVID-19: the common enemy that is now threatening all of humankind. “The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war”, he… »
Afghan troops say Taliban are brothers and war is “not really our fight.”
By Nicolas J S Davies The world is waiting anxiously to see whether the U.S. and Afghan governments and the Taliban will agree to a one-week truce that could set the stage for a “permanent and comprehensive” ceasefire and a withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign occupation forces from Afghanistan. Could… »
Afghan Peace Activists Finish 435-Mile March to Kabul, Demand Extension of Ceasefire
In Afghanistan, dozens of activists have arrived in the capital Kabul after a 435-mile march to demand peace. The march began with a dozen youth activists on May 12 and swelled to over 70 men by the end of the 38-day journey, during which they crisscrossed government and Taliban-controlled territory. »
Will it hold? Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire
Israel and Hamas appear to have accepted an Egyptian proposal for a long-term ceasefire after seven weeks of war. According to UK’s Channel 4 News “an Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said “a complete and unlimited-in-time ceasefire” had been agreed”. “Israel has also agreed to open its… »
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