Pax Christi Appeals to U.N., Urges Ceasefire in Gaza

Fri 9 Jan 2009

His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary-General
United Nations Room S-3800
New York NY 10017
U.S.A.

Brussels, 7 January 2009

Ref: Violence in Gaza

Your Excellency,

We address this letter to you as an international NGO having a special Consultative Status with ECOSOC. Pax Christi International is a faith-based network working for peace and justice uniting over one hundred non-governmental organizations around the world, including several member organizations in the Middle East. We are deeply concerned about the recent escalation of violence in the region. In this regard: click here to read more...


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