UN Security Council passes resolution on increased Gaza aid delivery

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BREAKING,

The US abstains on resolution that it lobbied to weaken over the course of several days, allowing it to pass.

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, left, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, right, speak before the Security Council meeting at UN headquarters [Yuki Iwamura/AP]

Published On 22 Dec 2023

The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, following several delays over the last week as the United States lobbied to weaken the language regarding calls for a ceasefire.

The resolution, which calls for steps “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities”, passed on Friday with 13 votes in favour, none against, and the US and Russia abstaining.

The vote comes amid international calls to bring the months-long conflict to an end, as Israeli forces pummel Gaza with one of the most destructive campaigns in modern history and humanitarian conditions in the besieged strip reach critical levels.

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