India opted for abstention in the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution that urged for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict, aiming for a cessation of hostilities. The resolution also called for unobstructed humanitarian access in the Gaza strip.
During the 10th Emergency Special Session, the UN General Assembly's 193 members convened to cast their votes on a draft resolution presented by Jordan. This resolution had garnered substantial support, with over 40 nations, including Bangladesh, the Maldives, Pakistan, Russia, and South Africa, co-sponsoring it.
The resolution titled "Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations" was overwhelmingly adopted with 120 nations voting in its favour, 14 against it and 45 abstaining.
Besides India, countries that abstained included Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Ukraine and the UK.
Details of the Jordanian-drafted resolution
The Jordanian-drafted resolution did not make any mention of the militant group Hamas, with the US expressing outrage at the "omission".
Before the general assembly voted on the resolution, the 193-member body considered an amendment proposed by Canada and co-sponsored by the US to the text.
The amendment proposed by Canada asked for inserting a paragraph in the resolution that would state that the general assembly 바카라unequivocally rejects and condemns the terrorist attacks by Hamas that took place in Israel starting on 7 October 2023 and the taking of hostages, demands the safety, well-being and humane treatment of the hostages in compliance with international law, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release바카라.
India voted in favour of the amendment along with 87 other nations, while 55 member states voted against it and 23 abstained. The draft amendment could not be adopted, having failed to obtain a two-third majority of members present and voting.
President of the 78th session of the UNGA, Dennis Francis, announced that the draft amendment could not be adopted.
The Jordanian-drafted resolution called for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.
It also demanded the immediate, continuous, sufficient and unhindered provision of essential goods and services to civilians throughout the Gaza Strip, including but not limited to water, food, medical supplies, fuel and electricity.
The draft resolution stressed the imperative, under international humanitarian law, of ensuring that civilians are not deprived of objects indispensable to their survival.
It also called for 바카라immediate, full, sustained, safe and unhindered humanitarian access바카라 for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and other United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing partners.
The draft resolution also demanded humanitarian access for the International Committee of the Red Cross and all other humanitarian organisations.
This should be done by upholding humanitarian principles and delivering urgent assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip, encouraging the establishment of humanitarian corridors and other initiatives to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, according to the resolution.
The US expressed outrage at the resolution not naming Hamas and called it an 바카라omission of evil바카라.
바카라As you바카라ll notice, two key words are missing in the resolution before us. The first is Hamas. It is outrageous that this resolution fails to name the perpetrators of the October 7th terrorist attacks: Hamas. Hamas. It is outrageous,바카라 US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, in her remarks before the vote on the resolution, said.
She added that another key word missing in the resolution is 바카라hostage바카라.
바카라This resolution makes no mention of the innocent people 바카라 including citizens of many of you in this room 바카라 many of you here today who have citizens who are being held hostage by Hamas and other terrorist groups,바카라 Thomas said.
바카라These are omissions of evil. And they give cover to, and they empower, Hamas' brutality. And no member state 바카라 no member state 바카라 should allow that to happen. You should not let it stand,바카라 she said.
The US envoy said it is for these reasons that Washington has co-sponsored an amendment put forward by Canada to the draft resolution 바카라that corrects these glaring omissions바카라.
The resolution demanded that all parties immediately and fully comply with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, particularly in regard to the protection of civilians and civilian objects, as well as the protection of humanitarian personnel and to facilitate humanitarian access for essential supplies and services to reach all civilians in need in the Gaza Strip.
It also called for the rescinding of the order by 바카라Israel, the occupying power, for Palestinian civilians and United Nations staff, as well as humanitarian and medical workers, to evacuate all areas in the Gaza Strip north of the Wadi Gaza and relocate to southern Gaza.바카라
The resolution called for the immediate and unconditional release of all civilians who are being illegally held captive, demanding their safety, well-being and humane treatment in compliance with international law.
Israel has launched a massive counter-offensive against Hamas after unprecedented attacks by the militant group on October 7 killed more than 1,400 people.
