“A strong message from the UN General Assembly… “Historical day”
153 countries supported… 33 countries compared to the first resolution
Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour welcomed the overwhelming passage of a humanitarian ceasefire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war at the UN General Assembly on the 12th (local time) as a “historic day.” He stated that he would not be able to forever ignore the global ceasefire call directed at the United States, which voted against it.
At an emergency general meeting on this day, the United Nations passed a resolution led by Arab countries calling for a cease-fire between Iran and Hamas, with the overwhelming approval of 153 out of 193 countries. Ten countries, including the United States, Israel, Austria, and the Czech Republic, opposed it, and 23 countries abstained.
According to Al Jazeera, Ambassador Mansour said, “Today, the whole world witnessed the strong, noble and great position of the United Nations General Assembly,” and welcomed it as “a historic day in that it is a powerful message sent by the United Nations General Assembly.”
He particularly noted that more than 30 countries supported the resolution calling for a ceasefire in October, up from 120.
In addition, the Austrian amendment specifying that Hamas was responsible for kidnapping the hostages, and the US amendment containing content condemning Hamas’s “terrorism” were rejected on this day. proves that it exists.
Ambassador Mansour said, “We hope that Israel will immediately comply with the request for a humanitarian ceasefire, as requested by the UN Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres), the 13 members of the UN Security Council, and the previous General Assembly,” and added, “We will continue to work towards this.” “He emphasized. The ’13 Security Council members’ appear to refer to the Security Council members excluding the United States, which exercised its veto on the 8th, and the United Kingdom, which abstained.
In addition, Ambassador Mansour demanded that the United States, which had voted against this day, should not continue to ignore global calls for a ceasefire.
He urged the United States to listen to calls for a ceasefire from around the world, including the protests outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, and emphasized, “The United States must not overlook the will of billions of people around the world.”
“We hope to reach a conclusion within the next few days or hours that will force the United States to stop Israel’s aggression,” he added.
Source: Donga
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