UN Chief Calls for Olympic Truce as Games begin in Paris
News - World: Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres says all countries should end armed conflict and respect “the Olympic truce” as the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics open.
In a meeting with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Friday, Guterres described the international event as a chance for peace.
He expressed the United Nations’ “total support” for the IOC as the UN General Assembly adopted overwhelmingly a resolution in November to observe the truce in Paris.
“We live in a divided world where conflicts are proliferating in a dramatic way – the horrendous suffering in Gaza, the seemingly endless war in Ukraine, terrible suffering from Sudan to the DRC [Democratic Republic of the Congo], from the Sahel to Myanmar,” the UN chief said.
“In a moment like this, it is important to say that the first recorded in history, real peace initiative was the Olympic truce.”
Source: Press TV
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