2023-10-25 22:52:00
He Security Council of United Nations has shown itself again unable to act in the face of the humanitarian crisis unleashed in Gaza since Israel started the military response to Hamas attack on October 7. This Wednesday, in two consecutive votes on motions for resolutions presented by United States and Russianeither of the two texts have managed to be approved.
The first of the texts put to the vote had been prepared by the US, which last week had vetoed a similar resolution from Brazil. That resolution did not include calls for a “humanitarian ceasefire.” It urged “humanitarian breaks“to allow certain aid to enter the Strip but no combustibleasked for the release of hostages Hamas and stated the Israel’s right to defend itself. And it has received 10 votes in favor and three against: those of Russia and Chinathat have right to veto, and that of the United Arab Emirates. Brazil and Mozambique have abstained.
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The representative of Beijing in the Council has explained his opposition by ensuring that Washington’s text “does not reflect the world’s strong calls for a Stop the fire y does not help resolve the conflict“.
The second resolutionprepared by Moscowasked for a humanitarian ceasefire and included a call to investigate the attack on the Al Ahli Arab Hospital has not reached the necessary votes to be approved, with only four votes in favor. And even if he had not faced the nine abstentions, he would have failed by the votes against the United Kingdom and the United States, with the right to veto. It is the second text that Moscow presents since the war broke out that does not see the light of day.
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