The initiative, presented by United Arab Emirates (UAE), had to be rewritten several times over the objections of the United States, which has veto power in the organization and ultimately abstained, as did Russia.
The text asks the UN Secretary General: Antonio Guterresto appoint a special coordinator to monitor and verify the shipment of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, which has been subject to continuous bombardment since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. October 7.
The resolution was in jeopardy until the last moment. Just before the vote, Russia’s ambassador to the UN said, Vasili Nebenziaproposed an amendment to restore the reference in the original text to the need for a cessation of hostilities to allow the access of humanitarian aid.
This phrase was replaced, after American objections, by a somewhat vaguer statement of the need to take “urgent steps” toward a cessation of hostilities.
The Russian amendment was supported by a majority of countries in the Council, but was vetoed UNITED STATES.
Ultimately, Russia abstained, allowing the resolution to move forward.
In statements ahead of the start of the vote, the Emirates Ambassador to the UN said: Lana Nusseibehadmitted that his text “is not perfect,” and that only a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will serve to alleviate the dire humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian enclave, where more than 20,000 people have already been killed.
The resolution asks the UN Secretary General to appoint a humanitarian coordinator, who should present a mechanism to accelerate relief efforts and present a plan in the next 20 days.
Source: El heraldo
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