{"id":38761,"date":"2026-02-05T11:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=38761"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:15:46","slug":"un-general-assembly-calls-upon-warring-parties-of-current-armed-conflicts-to-boldly-agree-to-true-mutual-ceasefires-during-upcoming-olympic-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=38761","title":{"rendered":"UN General Assembly Calls Upon Warring Parties of Current Armed Conflicts to Boldly Agree to \u2018True Mutual Ceasefires\u2019 during Upcoming Olympic Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ahead of the upcoming 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the General Assembly today took note of a Solemn Appeal by the President of its eightieth session, who urged all warring parties to agree to \u201ctrue mutual ceasefires\u201d during the Games in line with the ancient principle of the Olympic Truce.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Olympic Truce proves that, even in times of division, humanity can still find common ground through sport,\u201d said Annalena Baerbach (Germany), reading her Appeal (document\u00a0A\/80\/598) into the Assembly\u2019s official record.\u00a0 \u201cI call upon all warring parties of current armed conflicts around the world to boldly agree to true mutual ceasefires for the duration of the Olympic Truce, thus providing an opportunity to settle disputes peacefully.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s Appeal recalls the ancient Greek tradition of the ekecheiria, translated as \u201cOlympic Truce\u201d, which serves as a hallowed principle of the Olympic Games, she said.\u00a0 In modern times, the Assembly has taken up the related agenda item \u201cBuilding a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal\u201d every two years, in advance of each summer and winter Olympic Games, adopting a resolution by the same name.<\/p>\n

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How can sports promote peace?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Noting that the XXV Olympic Winter Games will begin shortly in Milano-Cortina, Italy, Ms. Baerbach cited the Assembly\u2019s most recent resolution, which urged Member States to observe the truce individually and collectively from the seventh day before the Games\u2019 start until the seventh day following the end of the XIV Paralympic Winter Games.\u00a0 (See Press Release\u00a0GA\/13732\u00a0<\/a> of 19\u00a0November\u00a02025.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough friendly competition, we can rise above our divisions and reaffirm our common humanity,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cThe Games will bring together athletes from all parts of the world in the greatest of international sports events as a means to promote peace, mutual understanding, the rule of law and goodwill among nations and peoples \u2014 goals that are also part of the founding values of the United Nations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pointing out that the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games are on track to be the most gender-balanced in history, she added that the International Olympic Committee has decided to fly the UN flag in the Olympic stadium and the Olympic villages as a symbol of peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI welcome the leadership of Olympic and Paralympic athletes in promoting peace and human understanding through sport and the Olympic ideal,\u201d she said, urging all Member States to demonstrate their commitment to the Olympic Truce and take concrete actions to promote and strengthen a culture of peace and harmony.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay the implementation [of the Olympic Truce] reaffirm our shared conviction that, even in a divided world, unity remains possible and respect for our common rules means that we all win,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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