mercredi 2 août 2006

Caritas Calls Again for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon

Caritas Internationalis has called on its 162 member throughout the world to put pressure on their governments to help bring about:

- an immediate, unconditional ceasefire,
- the opening up of a permanent humanitarian corridor immediately,
- a guarantee that all humanitarian organisations and workers may work safely,
- the release of the Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Lebanon unharmed, and the release of arrested Palestinian ministers,
- the stationing of an international peace-keeping force along the Lebanese border,
- renewed efforts to begin a new process to bring lasting peace to the whole region.

Complete press release