{"id":199722,"date":"2014-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=199722"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:50:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:50:18","slug":"auto-insert-199722","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-199722\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary-General supports Egyptian ceasefire initiative and voices concern over unabating violence &#8211; SG&#8217;s Spokesperson&#8217;s noon briefing (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING<br \/>\nBY FARHAN HAQ, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>&nbsp;SECRETARY-GENERAL SUPPORTS EGYPTIAN CEASEFIRE INITIATIVE, VOICES CONCERN OVER UNABATING VIOLENCE<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-left:-20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked about the Egyptian ceasefire initiative, the Spokesman recalled that the Secretary-General spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday. The Secretary-General, he said fully supports the Egyptian initiative for a cease-fire agreement but was deeply worried that the fighting has not stopped, despite Israel&#8217;s readiness to accept the ceasefire proposal.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked about the Secretary-General&#8217;s diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis, Haq said that the Secretary-General is continuing to make calls to world leaders in order to have them press the parties to halt fighting and return to negotiations. Those calls include one earlier today with the President of Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked about civilian casualties, the Spokesman reiterated the Secretary-General&#8217;s concern about all such casualties and his call for maximum restraint. He added, in response to further questions, that all sides were urged not to target medical facilities or to use them to launch attacks.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The Spokesman, in response to a question, confirmed that the Secretary-General had received a letter from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and said that it was being studied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY FARHAN HAQ, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2014 \/&#8230; &nbsp;SECRETARY-GENERAL SUPPORTS EGYPTIAN CEASEFIRE INITIATIVE, VOICES CONCERN OVER UNABATING VIOLENCE Asked about the Egyptian ceasefire initiative, the Spokesman recalled that the Secretary-General spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday. 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