On Sunday, Ukrainians and Russians celebrate Easter, a holiday that unites Orthodox Christians in Russia and Ukraine and Catholic Ukrainians. I am asking for a fourday humanitarian break for Holy Week, beginning Thursday and ending Sunday April 24 to allow for the opening of a number of humanitarian corridors,” said UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres.
The UN SecretaryGeneral then stated that “this year the Orthodox Holy Week is observed under the cloud of war, which represents the total denial of the Easter message. Instead of celebrating a new life, this Easter coincides with a Russian offensive. in eastern Ukraine”. Guterres then stressed that the humanitarian pause would create the necessary conditions to meet two crucial requirements: “The safe passage of all civilians ready to leave the areas of current and expected confrontation, in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross, and also the safe delivery of lifesaving humanitarian aid to people in the hardesthit areas such as Mariupol, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk”.
REPRODUCTION RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
]]>
Get the embed code
]]>