{"id":281029,"date":"2024-12-02T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=281029"},"modified":"2024-11-23T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T08:34:09","slug":"united-states-vetoes-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-at-un-security-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/12\/united-states-vetoes-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-at-un-security-council\/","title":{"rendered":"United States Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A wide view of the UN Security Council as members vote on a draft resolution during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.\u00a0 UN Photo\/Evan Schneider<\/p><\/div>\n

20 Nov 2024 – The USA today vetoed a UNSC draft resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Despite having secured 14 votes in favour, the draft resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the Security Council<\/a> (E10), failed to pass owing to the negative vote by a permanent member, the US.<\/p>\n

The text also reiterated the Council\u2019s demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.<\/p>\n

For a resolution to be adopted, it must secure at least nine votes in favour, and no negative votes \u2013 or vetoes \u2013 by any of the five permanent members.<\/p>\n

Under the UN Charter<\/a>, the Security Council has the primary responsibility to uphold international peace and security.<\/p>\n

The US representative Ambassador Robert Wood said in his statement that the US could not support an unconditional ceasefire unless it was tied to releasing the hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas and other militants.<\/p>\n

Had the draft resolution been adopted, it would have demanded immediate access for civilians in the Gaza Strip to basic services.<\/p>\n

It would have rejected \u201cany effort to starve Palestinians\u201d \u2013 the threat of famine grows in the north as the Israeli siege there continues \u2013 while also demanding the facilitation of full, rapid, safe and unhindered entry of aid at scale to and throughout the Strip and its delivery to all those in need.<\/p>\n

The text also demanded that the parties \u201cfully, unconditionally, and without delay\u201d implement all the provisions of Security Council resolution 2735 (2024).<\/p>\n

This includes the release of hostages, the exchange of Palestinian prisoners, the return of the remains of hostages who have been killed, the return of Palestinian civilians to their homes and neighbourhoods in all areas of Gaza \u2013 including in the north \u2013 and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.<\/p>\n

The draft further underscored the role of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA<\/a>) as the backbone of the humanitarian response in Gaza.<\/p>\n

It called on all parties to enable UNRWA to carry out its mandate as adopted by the General Assembly, with full respect for the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.<\/p>\n

It also urged respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of UN and humanitarian facilities, while welcoming the Secretary-General\u2019s and UNRWA\u2019s commitment to fully implement the recommendations of an independent review of the agency led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.<\/p>\n

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