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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for warring parties in Sudan to agree to a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "I call on all parties in Sudan to honor the values of Ramadan by honoring a Ramadan cessation of hostilities," he tells a Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
Sudanese worshippers attend prayers of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at al-Hara al-Rabaa mosque in Khartoum's twin city Omdourman. Sudan's warring forces battled for the seventh day with heavy gunfire and explosions, as they ignored appeals by world powers for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire. IMAGES
The UN secretary-general called for a ceasefire of "at least three days" in embattled Sudan amid Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. SOUNDBITE
Juan Ramon, Mexican ambassador to the UN, reads to the press a joint statement saying that the UN Security Council members "call to put an end to hostilities and to negotiate a lasting ceasefire" in Ethiopia, where nine groups battling the government joined forces. SOUNDBITE
The UN Security Council for the first time demands a ceasefire in Gaza, with the United States which has vetoed previous bids, abstaining. The resolution, which demands an "immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads to a "lasting" truce, went through, with all other 14 Security Council members voting yes. IMAGES
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