Ceasefires
Ceasefires are agreements or mechanisms intended to stop or manage violence in armed conflict.
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Ceasefires can be partial, temporary, local or humanitarian. These forms can serve as tools to de-escalate conflict and reduce violence where comprehensive talks are not yet possible.
VerifiedCeasefires are often among the first issues negotiated by parties to a conflict and, in civil wars, can provide a foundation for inclusive and comprehensive peace talks.
VerifiedThe 2022 UN guidance addresses preparation for ceasefire negotiations and implementation of agreements, including advice on designing credible and realistic monitoring and verification mechanisms. It also suggests ways to strengthen inclusion and women's meaningful participation.
Verified · 2022Each ceasefire is pursued within a particular political, security, economic, social and humanitarian context. Analysis of that context, especially its political dimensions, can help mediators and conflict parties formulate a realistic scope.
VerifiedUnited Nations Security Council resolution 50, adopted in 1948, called for a cessation of hostilities in Palestine to be monitored by the United Nations.
Verified · 1948The United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs' 2022 Guidance on Mediation of Ceasefires recognizes ceasefires as inherently political while providing a framework of technical building blocks that can be adapted to a particular conflict.
Verified · 2022
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