Pope Praises UN Efforts for Worldwide Ceasefire

• Pope Praises UN Efforts for Worldwide Ceasefire
  by https://english.aawsat.com/ , 5 July 2020
  Pope Francis is praising UN Security Council efforts for worldwide cease-fires to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. In remarks Sunday to the public in St. Peter´s Square, Francis hailed the Security Council´s “request for a global and immediate ceasefire, which would permit the peace and security indispensable for supplying so urgently needed humanitarian assistance.”
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  The pontiff called for the prompt implementation “for the good of the so many persons who are suffering.” He also expressed hope that the Security Council resolution be a “courageous first step for the future of peace.”
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  The resolution calls on parties to armed conflicts to immediately ceasefire for at least 90 days to enable safe, sustained delivery of humanitarian assistance, including medical evacuations.

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