UPDATING LIVE: Security Council due to vote emergency vote to demand Gaza ceasefire

The UN Security Council is poised to convene an emergency meeting at 10am (New York time) on Monday to take up a fresh draft resolution in a bid to stop the war and humanitarian suffering in Gaza on the heels of a United States-proposed text that China and Russia vetoed on Friday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/03/1147931
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UPDATING LIVE: Security Council due to vote emergency vote to demand Gaza ceasefire
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US vetoes Algerian resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

US vetoes Algerian resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

20 Feb 2024

The UN Security Council met again in emergency session in New York on Gaza Tuesday, where the United States vetoed a resolution put forward on behalf of Arab States by Algeria demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that must be respected by all parties”. 

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UPDATING LIVE: Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza

UPDATING LIVE: Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza

22 Mar 2024

A draft resolution from the United States was vetoed by the UN Security Council on Friday by Russia and China. The draft stated the "imperative" for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides”, facilitating “essential” aid delivery and supporting ongoing talks between Israel and Hamas militants to create a sustainable end to the hostilities, tied to the release of all hostages. Follow the full story here live.

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Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution

Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution

18 Oct 2023

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on the Israel-Gaza crisis followed the rejection of a Russian-backed draft on Monday evening.