UN General Assembly urges ‘Olympic Truce’ for 2024 Paris summer games

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the member states of the United Nations to respect the Olympic Truce individually and collectively, starting from the seventh day before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris until the seventh day following the end of the Paralympic Games in Paris for the year 2024.

The draft resolution was adopted by a majority of 118 votes to none against, with two members abstaining from voting, namely Russia and Syria.

The resolution, prepared by Olympic host nation France, also calls for cooperation “to collectively implement the values of the Olympic Truce around the world.”