The negative vote was expressed while the council of 15 members held its 10,000th meeting on the context of the distribution of the famine in the besieged enclave and an Israeli offensive in progress to take total control of Gaza City.
The resolution also demanded the release of all hostages held by Hamas and for Israel to raise all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and ensure that it is securely distributed to the population – in particular by the United Nations agencies and partners.
“No surprise”: American representative
The United States is one of the five permanent members of the Council who have the right of veto.
Speaking before the vote, the representative Morgan Ortagus said that Washington’s opposition to the resolution “would not surprise” because it will not condemn Hamas or recognize the right of Israel to defend itself.
The text “also wrongly legitimately legitimate the false stories benefiting in Hamas, which unfortunately found a currency in this council,” she said.
“This resolution also refuses to recognize and seeks to return to a failed system that allowed Hamas to enrich and strengthen themselves at the expense of civilians in need.”
“Clear message” sent
The project was advanced by the 10 non -permanent members of the Council: Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia.
“Even if this resolution was not adopted today during this 10,000 council meeting, 14 members of this council sent a clear message,” said Danish ambassador Christina Markus Lassen.
“We want to see an immediate and lasting cease-fire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and the urgent lifting of all restrictions on humanitarian aid. We will continue to work for this for many council meetings that she could take. ”
The Gaza War broke out on October 7, 2023 after Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups attacked Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages, with 48 still in captivity.
THE Security advice Meeting for the first time on the crisis the next day, behind closed doors. Since then, the United States has opposed its veto Four other resolutions Calling for a ceasefire, more recently in June.
More than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of hostilities, according to the Gaza health authorities.
A historic opportunity
South Korea holds the presidency of the Security Council in rotation for the month of September.
At the start of the meeting, the Sangjin Kim representative noted that the number of 10,000 was both “important and significant, like the challenges that remain before us on the agenda of this council”.
He said that “137 Member States worked on the Council, often in concert”, during this period.
“Keep this in mind as we continue to strive to fulfill the vital mandate of the Security Council.”
Maintain peace and security
The Security Council is one of the six main UN bodies, alongside the General Assembly, the Secretariat, the Economic and social council (Ecosoc), the council of supervision and International Court of Justice (Icj).
The Council has the main responsibility of the interview of international peace and security and takes measures through resolutions and decisions. He also establishes peacekeeping missions and can adopt sanctions.
The five permanent members-China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States-have the right of veto at any resolution and all exercised this power at a given time.
Permanent members obtained the right of veto because of their key role in the creation of the UN 80 years ago, Russia taking the seat held by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1990.
The 10 non -permanent members are elected by the General Assembly, which includes the 193 member states of the United Nations and serve two years.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
