The movement followed the Security adviceThe fact of not adopting a similar resolution last week due to a lonely veto by the permanent member of the United States.
The resolution was supported by 149 Member States, with 12 votes against and 19 abstain. Among those who opposed the resolution were the United States and Israel, which were joined among others by Argentina, Hungary and Paraguay.
India, Georgia, Ecuador, Romania and Ethiopia were among the countries abstaining.
End famine as a weapon of war
Presented by more than 20 countries, it strongly condemns the use of famine as a weapon of war, requires a complete lifting of the Israeli humanitarian aid and insists on the protection of civilians under international law.
Although the resolutions of the General Assembly are not legally binding, they have significant political and moral weight.
On June 4, the Security Council did not adopt its draft resolution after a veto by the United States, a permanent member.
Meanwhile, famine conditions continue to threaten lives across Gaza, and the reports persist that civilians are killed or injured while trying to access foods to distribution points independently of the UN but supported by Israel and the United States.
The Assembly passes like stands of the Security Council
Opening of the special session, President of the General Assembly Phillémon Yang said that “horrors in Gaza should end” after 20 months of war. He criticized the paralysis and the incapacity of the Security Council and the inability to assume his central responsibility to maintain peace and security.
He called the situation on the “unacceptable” field, emphasizing the deprivation of food, water and medicine for civilians, the continuous captivity of hostages and the need for urgent international action.
Mr. Yang noted that the high -level meeting of next week in New York on the implementation of a two -state solution, chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, claiming that it would offer a chance for a renewed commitment to peace in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Key elements of resolution:
- Ceasefire: Call an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire by all parties.
- Hostages: Requires the immediate and unconditional release of all the hostages held by Hamas and other armed groups.
- Implementation: Exhort the complete and immediate implementation of the Security Council resolution 2735 (2024), including the ceasefire, hostage exchanges and prisoners, the return of displaced persons and the withdrawal of Israeli Gaza troops.
- International law: Reaffirms that all parties must respect international humanitarian law and human rights, with particular attention to civil protection and the responsibility of violations.
- Famine as a weapon: Strongly condemns the use of famine and the denial of aid as a tactical of war.
- Humanitarian access: Requires complete, safe and undoubted help delivery – including food, medicines, water, shelter and fuel – in any Gaza.
- Detention practices: Calls for human treatment and the release of those who are arbitrarily detained and on the return of the remains.
- CIJ advisory opinion: Recalls the request for an urgent advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the obligations of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory.
- End of the blockade: Request that Israel immediately lifts the blockade on Gaza and opens all passages to the borders to obtain aid deliveries.
- Responsibility: Exhorts Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that Israel complies with its international legal obligations.
- United Nations and humanitarian staff: Calls for full respect for the work and immunity of United Nations personnel and humanitarian workers.
- Protection of humanitarian workers: Exhorts humanitarian organizations and the UN to ensure the safety of their staff.
- Medical neutrality: Underlines the duty to protect medical workers, health establishments and transport routes.
You can catch up with the full meeting by going to our cover live from the emergency session and today’s developments in Gaza, here.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
