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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2712, which calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout Gaza, is "woefully insufficient." "I welcome the adoption of Resolutio...
UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza. Adopted with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining, the resolution also urges the two parties to the ...
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the United Arab Emirates and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support from 13 of the 15 Security Council...
The much-awaited UN Security Council resolution to halt Gaza bloodshed was welcomed by the Asia-Pacific general community but resisted by Israel, which continued its military attack on Gaza targets on Tuesday. A day after the adoption of Resolution 2728 that demands an immediate cease-fire this ...
The United States recently exercised its veto power to block a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This marks the fourth instance in which the US has utilized its veto to reject ceasefire-related proposals on the Palestinian-Israeli conflicts within the Council...
A UN Security Council vote on a resolution to increase much-needed aid deliveries to Gaza has been delayed as talks continue to avoid a third US veto over a halt in the fighting between Israel and Hamas. The 15-member council was initially going to vote on the resolution ...
"We cannot imagine how the vote today, as well as the council's failure to respond to the Gaza conflict over the past 13 months, can escape the harsh judgment of history," he said. The Security Council adopted its first cease-fire resolution in June, endorsing a three-phase deal proposed...
Palestinian citizens on Tuesday walk past buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. EYAD BABA/AFP With the United Nations Security Council adopting a resolution on Monday fo...
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted Resolution 2728 demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan and calling for the release of all hostages. The resolution was supported by 14 out of the 15 Security Council members. The United States, which had previously exercised its veto right...