(VOVWORLD) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on all parties to the conflict in Ukraine to cease fire for the safe evacuation of civilians from cities and for humanitarian aid to reach those who are still holding on.
 People move from the city of Irpin, northwest of Kiev, Ukraine, on March 5. Photo: AFP/VNA
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“It is absolutely essential to establish a pause in the fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians from Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy, as well as all other places caught in conflict, and to ensure life-saving humanitarian supplies can be brought in for those who remain,” Guterres wrote on Twitter Sunday.