{"id":287113,"date":"2023-05-14T16:22:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T20:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=287113"},"modified":"2023-05-16T16:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T20:25:11","slug":"un-secretary-general-welcomes-ceasefire-in-israel-and-gaza-commending-egypts-facilitating-role-statement-sg-sm-21795","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-secretary-general-welcomes-ceasefire-in-israel-and-gaza-commending-egypts-facilitating-role-statement-sg-sm-21795\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Secretary-General Welcomes Ceasefire in Israel and Gaza, Commending Egypt\u2019s Facilitating Role &#8211; Statement (SG\/SM\/21795)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-symbol field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>SG\/SM\/21795<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><time datetime=\"2023-05-14T12:00:00Z\">14 MAY 2023<\/time><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/press.un.org\/fr\/2023\/sgsm21795.doc.htm\">Fran\u00e7ois\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 welcomes last night\u2019s ceasefire agreement in Israel and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the violence. \u00a0The hostilities have led to needless human suffering.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General commends Egypt\u2019s key role in bringing the hostilities to an end, alongside the efforts of Qatar, Lebanon and the United States to reach a ceasefire. \u00a0He calls on all sides to observe the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General reaffirms the United Nations\u2019 commitment to the achievement of the two-State solution based on relevant United Nations resolutions, international law, prior agreements and the importance of restoring a political horizon. \u00a0He reiterates that only a negotiated sustainable political solution will lead to lasting peace and end, once and for all, these devastating cycles of violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SG\/SM\/21795 14 MAY 2023 Fran\u00e7ois\u00a0 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres: The Secretary-General welcomes last night\u2019s ceasefire agreement in Israel and Gaza. The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the violence. \u00a0The hostilities have led to needless human suffering. 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