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#CeasefireNow: Embrace joins the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

Embrace the Middle East is among over 600 charities from across the globe who have signed the #CeasefireNow petition, an open call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives.

The open letter, reproduced below, calls on all Heads of State, the UN Security Council, and actors on the ground, to prioritize the preservation of human life above all else.

Individuals can also sign the petition.

#CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives

We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children and elderly.

In Gaza, the UN has said that water, food, fuel, medical supplies, and even body bags, are running out due to the siege. The UN warned that people – particularly young children – will soon start dying of severe dehydration. Neighbourhoods have been destroyed and turned into complete rubble. Palestinians in search of safety have nowhere to go. Many of those who relocated from northern Gaza to the south after the relocation order by the Israeli army were reportedly bombed as they attempted to flee or once they arrived in southern Gaza.

The events of the last week have led us to the precipice of a humanitarian catastrophe and the world can no longer wait to act. It is our collective responsibility.

On Sunday, October 15th, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator to the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed to all parties to the conflict, and to Member States with influence, to urgently agree to a humanitarian ceasefire.

Today, we put our voices together and call on all Heads of State, the UN Security Council, and actors on the ground, to prioritize the preservation of human life above all else. During this ceasefire, we call on all parties to unconditionally:

1.      Facilitate the delivery of lifesaving assistance, including food, medical supplies, fuel, and the resumption of electricity and internet to Gaza, in addition to safe passage of humanitarian and medical staff

2.      Free all civilian hostages, especially children and elderly

3.      Allow humanitarian convoys to reach UN facilities, schools, hospitals, and health facilities in northern Gaza and commit to protecting them along with the civilians and staff inside them at all times

4.      Rescind orders by the Government of Israel for civilians to depart northern Gaza

5.      Allow patients in critical condition to be medically evacuated for urgent care

The UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General and all world leaders with influence must take immediate action to ensure a ceasefire comes into effect. It remains our only option to avert further loss of civilian life and humanitarian catastrophe. Anything less will forever be a stain on our collective conscience.

Civilians are not bargaining chips. Families need a chance to bury and mourn their dead. The cycle of violence against innocent civilians needs to stop.

Signatories 

  1. 11.11.11

  2. 38 Degrees

  3. 50:50 NI

  4. ABCD Bethlehem

  5. Abductees Mothers Association

  6. ACTION AGAINST HUNGER

  7. Action Corps

  8. Action For Humanity

  9. ActionAid International

  10. Africans Rising

  11. Afro-Middle East Centre

  12. Agriculture Developmrnt Associations PARC

  13. Al Basma Club for the Disabled

  14. Alliance Internationale -AIDL

  15. Alquds center for Political Studies

  16. Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action)

  17. Americares

  18. Amos Trust

  19. Anera

  20. AOI

  21. Arab foundation for civil society and human rights

  22. Arab NGO Network for Development

  23. Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz

  24. Asociación Otra Escuela

  25. Association of War Affected Women

  26. Avaaz

  27. Baptist Union of Wales

  28. Belgian Academics and Artists for Palestine

  29. bina

  30. Bond, the UK network for INGOs

  31. Broederlijk Delen

  32. Bytes For All, Pakistan

  33. Caesar Families Association

  34. CAFOD

  35. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

  36. Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME)

  37. Carolina Peace Center

  38. Care International

  39. CCFD-Terre Solidaire

  40. Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights

  41. Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)

  42. Center for Human Rights in Iran

  43. Center for Peace Education, Miriam College

  44. Centre for human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED)

  45. Centre for Peace Research and Advocacy -CPRA

  46. CESVI

  47. cfd - The feminist Peace Organisation

  48. Change Horizons Forum

  49. ChildFund Alliance

  50. Christian Aid

  51. Christian Aid Ireland

  52. Church World Service

  53. Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)

  54. CIDSE

  55. CISP

  56. CISS - COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE SUD SUD

  57. CIVICUS

  58. CNCD-11.11.11

  59. Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Asia Pacific

  60. COPE Cooperazione Paesi Emergenti

  61. COSPE

  62. Council for Arab-British Understanding

  63. Council on American-Islamic Relations

  64. CRIC - Centro Regionale d'Intervento per la Cooperazione ETS

  65. Culturel Center Beethoven Bettounssi

  66. DanChurchAid

  67. Danish Refugee Council

  68. Daraj Media

  69. DC Peace Team

  70. Defense Foundation for Rights and Freedom

  71. Denis Hurley Peace Institute

  72. Diakonia

  73. Diverse Voices and Action (DIVA) for Equality

  74. EL SPACE

  75. Embrace the Middle East

  76. Entraide & Fraternité

  77. Episcopal Relief & Development

  78. Escola de Cultura de Pau (School for a Culture of Peace)

  79. Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

  80. European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

  81. European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (ECR2P)

  82. Fédération Internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH)

  83. Feminist Task Force

  84. Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid

  85. Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI)

  86. France Palestine Mental Health Network

  87. Friends Committee on National Legislation

  88. Friends of Nablus and Surrounding areas (FONSA)

  89. Fundación Cultura de Paz

  90. FUNDACIÓN MUNDUBAT

  91. Futuro en Común

  92. Gandhi Development Trust Phoenix Settlement Trust

  93. Gender Action for Peace and Security

  94. Gender Advisory Team

  95. Genera: Red de mujeres feministas por la equidad de género en el desarrollo

  96. Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

  97. Global Communities

  98. Global Justice Center

  99. Global Justice Now

  100. Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP)

  101. Global Rights

  102. GPPAC Pacific-Pacific Women Mediators Network

  103. Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

  104. Haliéus

  105. Health Poverty Action

  106. HEKS/EPER – Swiss Church Aid

  107. Helen Suzman Foundation

  108. HelpAge International

  109. HIAS

  110. Human Rights & Democracy Media Center ‎‏“‏SHAMS‏"‏

  111. Human Rights Sentinel

  112. ICNA

  113. ICNA Council for Social Justice

  114. ICNA Council for Social Justice (ICNA CSJ)

  115. IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

  116. IM Swedish Development Partner

  117. Ina autra senda - Swiss Friends of Combatants for Peace

  118. Institute for Security Studies

  119. International Federation for Human Rights

  120. INTERSOS

  121. Islamic Center of Detroit

  122. Islamic Relief

  123. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions UK- UK

  124. Jewish Network for Palestine

  125. Jewish Voice for Democracy and Justice in Israel/Palestine jvjp, Switzerland

  126. Jews Against The Occupation Sydney

  127. Jusoor Center for Studies and Development

  128. Kairos Palestine

  129. Kairos Palestine Sweden

  130. Kenya Human Rights Commission

  131. KURVE Wustrow - Centre for Training and Networking in Nonviolent Action e.V.

  132. La Coordinadora de ONGD -España

  133. Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights

  134. Liberian Energy Network

  135. Ligue Algérienne de Défense des Droits de l'Homme - LADDH

  136. Lutheran World Federation

  137. MADRE

  138. Marib Girls Foundation

  139. Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

  140. MDM Network

  141. Médecins Du Monde – Spain

  142. Médecins Du Monde - Switzerland

  143. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

  144. Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)

  145. medico international

  146. medico international schweiz

  147. Mennonite Central Committee U.S.

  148. Mercy Corps

  149. Mercy-USA for Aid and Development

  150. Middle East and North Africa Partnership for Preventing of Armed Conflict - MENAPPAC

  151. Middle East Children's Alliance

  152. Migrant Roots Media

  153. Min Haqi Foundation to empower women politically and economically

  154. Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Justice and Peace Centre (Australian Province)

  155. Misereor

  156. Mouvement Social

  157. Musaala Organization for Human Rights

  158. Muslim Aid

  159. Muslim Legal Fund of America

  160. Mwatana for Human Rights

  161. Naseef Muallem

  162. National Cancer Control Foundatin - Yemen

  163. Network of the independent Commission for Human rights in North Africa CIDH AFRICA

  164. NGO SPES

  165. NGOs Platform of Saida - Tajamoh

  166. Nobel Women’s Initiative

  167. Nonviolence Network in the Arab Countries

  168. Nonviolent Peaceforce

  169. Nophotozone

  170. North American Imams Fellow

  171. Norwegian Church Aid

  172. Norwegian Refugee Council

  173. Oxfam

  174. Palestinian Human Rights Organisation "PHRO"

  175. PAX

  176. Pax Christi Australia

  177. Pax Christi International

  178. Pax Christi USA

  179. Peace Direct

  180. Peace Organization for Peaceful Coexistence

  181. Peace Watch Switzerland

  182. Peacemaker Trust

  183. Permanent Peace Movement

  184. Piattaforma OSC italiane in Medio Oriente e Mediterraneo

  185. Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la Palestine

  186. PREMIERE URGENCE INTERNATIONALE

  187. Première Urgence Internationale

  188. Project on Middle East Democracy

  189. Protection Approaches

  190. PVE for Peace

  191. Rebuilding Alliance

  192. ReThinking Foreign Policy

  193. Revista La Mar de Onuba

  194. Right to Movement Palestine

  195. Romanian Peace Institute - PATRIR

  196. Roshanka

  197. Sabeel

  198. Sabeel Kairos Norway

  199. Sabeel-Kairos UK

  200. Save the Children

  201. SALAM NGO

  202. SAM Organization for Rights and Libertie

  203. Sanad alBasra Organization for Human Rights

  204. Save the Children

  205. SB Overseas Soutien Belge

  206. Search for Common Ground

  207. Secours Islamique France (SIF)

  208. SEEN.TV

  209. Seenaryo

  210. Sheba Youth Foundation

  211. Shining Star educational organization of Afghanistan

  212. Social Development Hodeida Girls Foundation

  213. Solutions for a Small Planet

  214. SOS Children's Villages Palestine

  215. Study sky academy

  216. SUDS - International association of solidarity and cooperation

  217. Syrian American Medical Society

  218. Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR).

  219. Syrians for Truth and Justice

  220. Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights

  221. Tanzania Community Health Information and Support

  222. Terre des Hommes Italia

  223. Terre des hommes Foundation Lausanne

  224. The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation

  225. The Episcopal Church

  226. The Foundation for Middle East Peace

  227. The Khalifa Ihler Institute

  228. The Mosque Cares | Ministry of Imam W. Deen Mohammed

  229. The Palestinian Return Centre

  230. UJFP ACAT

  231. UK-Palestine Mental Health Network

  232. United Against Inhumanity

  233. United Nations Association - UK

  234. University Network for Human Rights

  235. UOSSM International

  236. US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO)

  237. Vento di Terra

  238. Viva Salud

  239. Vrede vzw

  240. War Child Sweden

  241. War Child Holland

  242. War Child UK

  243. War on Want

  244. Welfare Association (UK)

  245. WESPAC Foundation, Inc.

  246. WeWorld

  247. WeWorld - Member of ChildFund Alliance

  248. Womankind Worldwide

  249. Women for Peace

  250. Women for Women International

  251. Women in Black Vienna

  252. Women Political Alliance - Kenya

  253. Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC)

  254. Women’s Institute for Leadership Development

  255. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom UK

  256. Women's International Peace Centre

  257. Womens Refugee Commission

  258. Worldwide Women's Forum

  259. Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation

  260. Youth Vision Society

  261. Youths Volunteering for Sustainable Development (YOVSUD)

  262. Northern Friends Peace Board

  263. Coexist Community kitchen CIC

  264. Foro Ciudadano Relaciones Celac-UE

  265. STOPAIDS

  266. Innovation for Change South Asia

  267. Women for Women International

  268. Peace Committee, 15th St. Friends Meeting, NYC

  269. Human Life Foundation for Development and Relief

  270. Committee to Protect Journalists

  271. UN Youth Association of Romania - Cluj Branch

  272. Jewish Voice for Peace Albuquerque

  273. The United Church of Canada

  274. Ajyal Foundation for Education

  275. Schengen Peace Foundation

  276. Church and Peace - Ecumenical peace church network in Europe

  277. Democracy School

  278. Cotidiana Mujer AFM

  279. RefuAid

  280. Reclaim The Sea

  281. The Pickwell Foundation

  282. Global Link

  283. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)

  284. The Center for Mind Body Medicine

  285. City of Sanctuary Sheffield

  286. Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

  287. Humans for Rights Network

  288. English for Action (EFA) London

  289. Plan International USA

  290. Medact

  291. Counterpoints Arts

  292. Salam For Yemen

  293. European Network on Statelessness

  294. CARAS

  295. World Student Christian Federation

  296. the3million

  297. Shma Koleinu - Alternative Jewish Voices of NZ

  298. IPMHN Ireland Palestine Mental Health Network

  299. Israelisches Komitee gegen Hauszerstörungen (ICAHD) Germany

  300. International Rescue Committee

  301. ASSOPACEPALESTINA

  302. Educo Member of ChildFund Alliance

  303. Refugee Support Group

  304. Association Ifriqiya

  305. Delawareans for Palestinian Human Rights

  306. DanChurchAid

  307. Mercy Corps

  308. North West Migrants Forum

  309. Hawai'i Institute for Human Rights