US Congress to vote on UN Gaza reportAFP
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...
while the previous one has been jointly rejected by the Arab states," he said, pointing to the no vote from Algeria on Friday, which said it represented the entire Arab world.
Pakistani UN ambassador Munir Akram, in his explanation of vote before the vote, said the Jordanian draft, for the purpose of moderation, does not explicitly condemn Israel for its atrocities in Gaza. The Canadian amendment would have made the resolution unbalanced and unjust. He also pointed out...
He said Palestinians in Gaza "have been pushed to the very edge of the strip, to the very brink of life" with Israel besieging Rafah. "We want peace, we want freedom," Mansour said. "A yes vote is a vote for Palestinian existence, it is not against any state ... It is an inves...
The United States called for a vote on Friday on a newly revised United Nations resolution that would declare "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Twitter Google Share on Facebook unacceptability Thesaurus un·ac·cept·a·ble (ŭn′ĭk-sĕp′tə-bəl, -ăk-) adj. Not acceptable; unsatisfactory. un′ac·cept′a·bil′i·tyn. un′ac·cept′a·blyadv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. ...
The isolated stance of the U.S. also reflected a growing difference between Washington and some of its allies over Israel's ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip. Nicolas de Riviere, permanent representative of France to the UN, said that he voted in favor of the draft resolution, adding that ...
The US abstained from the vote. US Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced late Thursday that the US would support the measure after previously voting four times to delay a vote on the resolution. Diplomats had been working behind closed doors to finalize the resolution drafted by the United Arab...
While choosing not to use their veto power, the United States and Russia abstained from the vote, which passed 13-0. “Nearly meaningless”: The Security Council’s call will be “nearly meaningless” to the lives of civilians in Gaza, Doctors Without Borders said in a statement slamming ...