He International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a statement this Tuesday in which it was stated that “it accepts the call of United Nations Organization (UN) so that an Olympic truce is observed from seven days before the start of the Paris Olympic Games’2024 until seven days later Paralympics.
Just over a month before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the president of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, made a fervent appeal to member states to respect the Olympic truce. He appealed to all warring parties in the world to agree to a “genuine mutual ceasefire” for the duration of the ceasefire.
The resolution for the observance of the Olympic truce at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games was formally adopted by the UN in November of last year, and it calls for the Olympic truce to be respected from seven days before the start of the Olympic Games to seven. day after the Paralympics.
“I earnestly call on all Member States to demonstrate their commitment to the Olympic Truce for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to take concrete actions at the local, national, regional and global levels to promote and strengthen a culture of peace and unity based on the spirit of the Truce,” said Dennis Francis.
“I also call on all warring parties in current armed conflicts around the world to boldly agree to genuine mutual ceasefires for the duration of the Olympic Truce, thereby providing an opportunity to resolve disputes peacefully,” added he.
The president of the IOC, Thomas Bachwelcomed the UN’s call, while emphasizing the long-term importance of the Olympic Truce.
“The Olympic Truce represents the essence of what the Olympic Games stand for: peace, unity and the hope of building a better world. In these difficult times, when we all face so many confrontations , division and polarization, the Olympic Truce is And, as an event that unites the world in peaceful competition, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be a powerful reminder that we can all come together in peace, even in times of war and crisis,” Bach said.
Source: La Verdad
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