AT START OF ISLAMIC FASTING MONTH, BAN APPEALS TO ALL PARTIES IN SYRIA TO STOP VIOLENCE

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AT START OF ISLAMIC FASTING MONTH, BAN APPEALS TO ALL PARTIES IN SYRIA
TO STOP VIOLENCENew York, Jul 9 2013 10:00AMSecretary-General Ban
Ki-moon has appealed to all parties in Syria to put down their weapons
during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, adding that this gesture
could help build momentum towards peace.

In a <"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=6960">statement
issued last night, Mr. Ban noted that Ramadan is one of four months in
the Islamic calendar during which fighting is supposed to stop.

"For the sake of the Syrian people, therefore, I would like to call on
all parties in Syria to respect this religious obligation for at
least, at a minimum, one month," Mr. Ban said.

"I am not calling for a contractual cease-fire or a negotiated truce.
Nor am I referring to a measure limited to any one area. I am calling
for every military unit of the regular army and the Free Syrian Army,
for every person holding a gun, to stop fighting and offer this month
of peace as a collective present to their people – and to do so across
Syria."

This will be the third Ramadan that Syrian people mark since fighting
began in March 2011 between the Syrian Government and opposition
groups seeking to oust President Bashar Al-Assad. Since then, as many
as 100,000 people have been killed, almost 2 million have fled to
neighbouring countries and a further 4 million have been internally
displaced.

"I am aware that some may see this call as unrealistic," Mr. Ban said.
"Lasting peace will only come through serious negotiation. But I am
convinced that the Syrian people have every right to ask this of all
those who claim to be fighting in their name. These are the kinds of
gestures that can build hope and momentum toward peace."

Mr. Ban also called for the release of detainees by Government forces
and opposition groups, saying there are reliable reports of hundreds
of women and children who are detained in various official and
non-official centres across the country.
"I appeal to all sides for the immediate release of all these
detainees. I call on President Bashar Al-Assad to intervene personally
to end this treatment and release all prisoners," he said.

Mr. Ban acknowledged that lasting peace will only come through
negotiation, and reiterated the UN would continue to work with Russia
and the United States to build on their agreement to achieve a
political solution to the crisis and organize a conference in Geneva
that would bring Syrian parties to the negotiating table.

UN agencies will also continue their humanitarian support to those
affected by the conflict, he added.

"As the United Nations and others work actively to prepare the
conditions for a successful peace conference on Syria, the Syrians
themselves should use the holy month of Ramadan of the Year 1434 in
the Islamic Calendar to make a symbolic but powerful contribution to
open the way to the solution of the crisis in their country," Mr. Ban
said.

"In issuing this appeal for a peaceful Ramadan in Syria, I would like
to invite all in the international community who voice concern for the
people of Syria – governments, international and non-governmental
organizations, the humanitarian community, religious leaders, and
others – to add their voices publicly in support. A clear message
must be sent that yet more violence is not the way. The Syrian people
deserve no less."Jul 9 2013 10:00AM
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