2023-10-31 11:31:27
The month with Brazil as president of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) comes to an end this Tuesday, 31st. The farewell takes place in the face of embarrassment in the eyes of the world. The country’s diplomacy has spent the last few weeks unable to approve a resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists.
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Brazil assumed rotating command of the UN council on October 1st. Six days later, Islamic extremists murdered hundreds of people on Israeli soil, sparking conflict in the Middle East. As a result, Brazilian authorities found themselves faced with the responsibility of mediating, before the collegiate, negotiations regarding the war.
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However, Brazilian diplomacy, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, was unsuccessful. During the rotating presidency of the body this month, the country failed to lead progress in relation to the conflict.
Chancellor criticizes the United Nations body
Chancellor Mauro Vieira in session at the National Congress | Photo: Pedro França/Agência Senado
Initially, Brazil’s stance was criticized by the United States (USA). North American authorities rejected the Brazilian diplomacy proposal presented on October 18. US representatives at the UN warned that the text validated by Vieira was not aimed at Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorist attacks.
Unable to approve any resolution, Brazil says goodbye to the presidency of the UN Security Council without changing its stance in relation to Hamas. The country continues without recognizing the extremist group as terrorist who attacked Israeli civilians.
In a session held this Monday, the 30th, Vieira stated that the UN was “shamefully failing” in the face of what he classified as a “humanitarian catastrophe”. In addition to being based on figures released by the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip, which is under the control of Hamas, he criticized the collegiate itself.
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“Since the last time I spoke to this council, last week, the count of child deaths has increased by a thousand,” said the Brazilian chancellor, at this Monday’s UN session. “Meanwhile, the Security Council holds meetings and listens to speeches, without being able to make a fundamental decision: to end human suffering.”
Brazil and the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council
Russia’s proposal, which called for a humanitarian ceasefire, was also rejected by the Security Council | Photo: Rory Arnold/ No 10 Downing Street
The presidency of the UN Security Council is rotating, with each member country holding the post for one month. In November, the role will fall to the diplomacy of the China. Ecuador will lead the organization during December.
The UN Security Council has five permanent members: the United States, China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom. At the moment, in addition to Brazil, nine countries are on the body’s list of rotating members: Albania, Ecuador, United Arab Emirates, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland.
Despite the embarrassment of not being able to approve a resolution regarding the war between Hamas and Israel, Brazil is seeking to join the list of permanent members of the UN Security Council.
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