| ID | 174479 |
| Title Proper | Ceasefires and Conventional Arms Control in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Simon Yazgi, Hardy Giezendanner, and Himayu Shiotani ; Yazgi, Simon ; Shiotani, Himayu ; Giezendanner, Hardy |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The coronavirus disease COVID-19 has spread at an exponential rate since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic in March 2020. The United Nations voiced its concerns early about the grave burden that the pandemic placed on people in conflict-affected environments, including its effects on already fragile and vulnerable health care, food security, and other essential services. Recognizing this, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on March 23 for a global ceasefire to support the response to the pandemic: “To warring parties, I say silence the guns, stop the artillery, end the airstrikes.” |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol. 50, No.7; Sep 2020: p.17-23 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today 2020-08 50, 7 |
| Key Words | Conventional Arms Control ; Covid-19 Pandemic |