Political commentator Trita Parsi says the adoption of a UN ceasefire resolution with respect to Gaza was the result of growing domestic pressure on the Biden administration. He also says thatSecurity Council members are “tired” of US using its veto to block attempts at a ceasefire. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedNations #SecurityCouncil #UNSC #GazaCeasefireResolution #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaUnderAttack #GazaCeasefire #Gaza #GazaHumanitarianCrisis
As expected, a Russian-drafted Security Council resolution has failed to gather the required minimum of nine votes in the UN after the US-led opposition towards it for being insufficiently critical of Hamas. The draft called for a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as well as the release of captives held in Gaza and the safe evacuation of civilians. The US accused Russia of giving “cover” to Hamas after the group was not mentioned in the resolution. The US is continuing to urge Israel to minimise the risk of civilian casualties, according to an envoy. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from the United Nations headquarters in New York. Subscribe to […]
The United Nations Security Council has been meeting behind closed doors on the war between Israel and Gaza. Russia and Brazil have both put forward draft resolutions to deal with the crisis. The Russian draft resolution that was circulated during a two-and-a-half-hour closed-door UN Security Council meeting is really the first draft by any of the Security Council members since this conflict began. The Brazilian draft resolution strongly condemns Hamas and its attack last Saturday, while urging Israel to rescind its order for Palestinian civilians to evacuate from northern Gaza. It comes as the UN Secretary-General says the conflict has reached a ‘dangerous new low’. Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is in Somalia for what his office has described as a ‘visit of solidarity’ during the Muslim month of Ramadan. He says the international community has failed to help the country, as it faces its worst drought in decades. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Baidoa, Somalia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Somalia #UnitedNations
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution proposed by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu to seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on what legal obligations nations are under to protect climate systems and people affected by climate change. Co-sponsored by 132 countries at the UN, the resolution was adopted on Wednesday by a consensus. The UN is now empowered to seek the ICJ’s opinion on what countries’ legal obligations are to protect current and future generations from climate change. The court’s opinion will be non-binding but could help in future climate negotiations and lawsuits. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the United […]
