US vetoes UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (YPA) – The United States on Thursday evening vetoed, for the sixth time, a United Nations Security Council draft resolution submitted by the ten non-permanent members, which called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Despite overwhelming support from 14 of the 15 UN Security Council members, the United States used its veto power in a blatant show of bias toward the Israeli entity, which has been committing genocide and waging a starvation war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip for nearly two years.

The draft resolution urged all parties to respect the ceasefire and demanded that the Israeli government immediately and unconditionally lift all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

It further called for the safe and unhindered distribution of aid to those in need—particularly by the United Nations and its humanitarian partners—throughout the entire territory, in accordance with international humanitarian law and the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.

The resolution also emphasized the need for the full restoration of essential services across Gaza.

The resolution was put forward by the ten current non-permanent members of the Security Council: Pakistan, Panama, Algeria, the Republic of Korea, Denmark, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Guyana, and Greece.

Speaking on behalf of the co-sponsoring countries, Denmark’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Christina Lassen, said, “We represent the will and expectations of the General Assembly members who elected us.”

She called on Security Council members to support the resolution and uphold the Council’s responsibility to maintain international peace and security.

“The catastrophic situation in Gaza is what drives us to act today,” she added.

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