Statement of Support by 170 UN Member States, Non-Member Observer State and Observer to the UN Secretary General’s Appeal for a Global Ceasefire amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

On June 22, 2020, Statement of Support to the UN Secretary-General’s appeal for a global ceasefire amid the COVID-19 pandemic was issued.  This is co-initiated by 10 UN Member States*, including Japan and Malaysia, and has been signed by 171 UN Member States, Observer State and Observer.

* Bangladesh, Ecuador, Egypt, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Oman, Senegal, Slovenia and Sweden