{"id":251584,"date":"2021-05-14T10:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=251584"},"modified":"2021-05-17T10:23:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T14:23:39","slug":"secretary-general-calls-for-immediate-halt-to-fighting-in-israel-gaza-statement-sg-sm-20725","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/secretary-general-calls-for-immediate-halt-to-fighting-in-israel-gaza-statement-sg-sm-20725\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary-General Calls for Immediate Halt to Fighting in Israel, Gaza &#8211; Statement (SG\/SM\/20725)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>SG\/SM\/20725<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>14 MAY 2021<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/fr\/2021\/sgsm20725.doc.htm\">Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres:<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General appeals to all parties to immediately cease the fighting in Gaza and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing military escalation has caused great suffering and destruction.\u00a0 It has claimed scores of civilian lives, including, tragically, many children.\u00a0 The fighting has the potential to unleash an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis and to further foster extremism, not only in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, but in the region as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>The parties must allow for mediation efforts to intensify with a view to ending the fighting immediately. \u00a0The Â鶹APP is actively involved in such efforts, which are also crucial for delivering much\u2011needed humanitarian aid to the affected people in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General reiterates that only a sustainable political solution will lead to lasting peace. \u00a0He reiterates his commitment, including through the Middle East Quartet, to supporting Palestinians and Israelis to resolve the conflict on the basis of relevant Â鶹APP resolutions, international law and bilateral agreements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SG\/SM\/20725 14 MAY 2021 Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres: The Secretary-General appeals to all parties to immediately cease the fighting in Gaza and Israel. 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