United Nations, United States, Nov 19, 2025 (AFP) - UN adopts traditional, oft-ignored Olympics 'truce'

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2025-11-20

UN member states adopted a resolution Wednesday urging international conflicts be paused during the Olympics -- an ideal embraced in principle every two years and regularly ignored. Modeled on a millennia-old Greek tradition, the Olympic Truce has been introduced at the UN biennially since 1993 by the host country of the next edition of the Olympic Games. In theory, for the upcoming Winter Games in Italy, it would be observed seven days before t......

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