The resolution proposed by the United States, which called for an “immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza, was vetoed by Russia and China at the UN Security Council, this Friday (22).
The measure received 11 votes in favor, three against and one abstention.
As Russia and China are permanent members of the Council, their votes against automatically prevent the project from being approved.
Algeria also voted against. Guyana abstained. France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Switzerland supported the measure.
The resolution, which the US has been working on for weeks, called for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire […] in connection with the release of all remaining hostages.”
The text also supported negotiations mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar on a ceasefire and emphasized support for using the truce period to intensify efforts in the search for a “lasting peace”.
Nate Evans, spokesman for the US mission to the United Nations, said on Thursday that the resolution was a result of “many rounds of consultations” with the 15-member collegial body.
The proposal for the resolution marked a further hardening of Washington's stance towards Israel.
At the start of the five-month war, the US was averse to the word “ceasefire” and vetoed previous proposals that included calls for an immediate ceasefire.
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, for example, after vetoing an Algerian resolution in late February, that a ceasefire would “put sensitive negotiations in danger”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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