The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for a 90-day cease-fire in conflict zones due to the impact of COVID-19. It took months to pass a coronavirus-related resolution due to tussling between the U.S. and China over a reference to the WHO.
On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council approved a 90-day cease-fire in global conflict zones due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Security Council is seen here in February at U.N. headquarters in New York City.Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council approved a 90-day cease-fire in global conflict zones due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Security Council is seen here in February at U.N. headquarters in New York City.The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday that demands an"immediate cessation of hostilities" in conflict zones around the world, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The text calls for"all parties to armed conflicts to engage immediately in a durable humanitarian pause for at least 90 consecutive days" to allow for delivery of humanitarian assistance and medical evacuations. The resolution, which was introduced by France and Tunisia, does not apply to military operations against ISIS and al-Qaida. It will pertain to conflicts including those in Syria, Yemen, Libya, South Sudan and Congo, The Associated Press reports.
The Security Council has struggled for months to pass a resolution related to COVID-19, due largely to tussling between the United States and China over a reference to the World Health Organization, which is an agency of the U.N.
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