The secretary general of the UN, Antonio Guterresinsisted this Friday that “the only way” to help the population of Loop It is a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamasafter the Security Council approved a resolution to boost the sending of aid to the Palestinian enclave.
The resolution, presented by United Arab Emirates (UAE), had to be modified at the last minute to accommodate the objections of the United States, which has veto power in the organization, and ultimately did not include a call to immediately cease hostilities which was present in the original text.
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At a press conference at the headquarters of the UN in NY, Guterres recognized that his hope when invoking, two weeks ago, article 99 of the charter of the UN (which allows the Secretary General to address the Security Council in the event of a serious security threat) was for the body to join its request for a Stop the fire.
“I had hope. That doesn’t mean that things happen according to our hopes.” said Guterreswho defended that today “You can see the glass half empty or half full.”
However, the Secretary General hoped that the resolution approved today shows the importance of a ceasefire to ensure that sufficient aid reaches the palestinian enclavewhere the agencies of the UN They estimate that more than half a million people They are dying of hunger.
Before the vote in the Security Council, the Emirati ambassador to the UN, Lana Nusseibehadmitted that his text “Is not perfect”and that only a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas It will serve to alleviate the terrible humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where more than 20,000 people have already died, according to data from the Gazan authorities.
The American ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfielddefended for his part that the new text calls for “create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities”, and that this already represents “a strong step forward.”
The resolution also requests the secretary general to appoint a special coordinator to accelerate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
