The UN vote calling for a ceasefire in Gaza has been delayed. The 15-member United Nations Security Council was initially going to vote on a resolution - drafted by the United Arab Emirates - on Monday.
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 ...
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"The results of the vote are so important because it backs the Palestinian rights," said the statement, adding "the vote isolated the United States and the state of the occupation and showed the world how the United States is fully biased to the Israeli occupation." On March 30, the Pales...
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday once again postponed the long-delayed vote on a critical resolution for desperately needed aid to Gaza, due to disagreements from the United States. This is the fourth time within a week that the voting has been postpo...
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution at the UN headquarters in New York City on Monday. The resolution was passed with 14 out of 15 votes. The US abstained. MINLU ZHANG/CHINA DAILY The much-awaited UN Security Council resolution to halt Gaza bloodshed was...
"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...
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The 15-member council voted on a draft resolution recommending to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations." The draft resolution received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions and one vote against. ...
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution at the UN headquarters in New York City on Monday. This resolution, which calls for an immediate cease-fire during the month of Ramadan, was passed with 14 out of 15 votes. The US abstained, permitting its approval. ...