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Ceasefire Welcomed - with Demands for Increased Emergency Aid

The announcement of an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza is welcomed, but emergency aid must immediately reach the civilians who have been affected. The International Red Cross Committee is ready to assist when hostages are released and in humanitarian efforts.

» Published: January 15 2025

Ceasefire Welcomed - with Demands for Increased Emergency Aid
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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres says that "it is absolutely crucial" to remove the obstacles that prevent humanitarian aid from reaching civilians in Gaza, "so that we can support a significant increase in life-saving humanitarian aid".

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the agreement and announces that it is ready to assist in the ceasefire in Gaza and expand humanitarian aid to affected civilians.

"We are prepared to participate in the release following the agreement between the parties, so that hostages and detainees can return home", writes ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric.

She urges Israel and Hamas, as well as other parties, to ensure that ICRC can provide humanitarian assistance in "a safe and effective manner".

Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) expresses relief.

"Now, several people from the hostage group can finally be reunited with their families. I mourn with the relatives of those who did not return alive", she writes on X.

She appeals for humanitarian aid to reach the civilian population in Gaza and notes that the ceasefire "is a prerequisite for a negotiated two-state solution".

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, writes on X that the agreement is a step towards "stability in the region and diplomatic solutions to the conflict". The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expresses "deep relief" over the news.

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