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Ceasefire Commitments vs. Ground Realities: Assessing the Role of State Declarations before the UN during Armed Conflicts

How to cite this journal: Author, Date of the post, WMO Conflict Insight, Title of the post, ISSN: 2628 6998, https://worldmediation.org/journal/ ABSTRACT One of the diplomatic elements that has been frequently observed in modern armed conflicts is the declaration of a ceasefire before the United Nations. States often make such declarations to stop hostilities, provide humanitarian access, and seek political remedies, by making speeches in the General Assembly, debating in the Security Council, or by written communications to the Secretary-General. Such statements are usually presented as historic landmarks or humanitarian

pauses. However, as practice has always shown, there is an unpleasant trend to it; such promises go hand…

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Withdraw from Contract / Vertrag widerrufen