CAIRO – 27 October 2023: Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit said the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza with a majority of 120 votes reflects the true international.
The vote came "away from the dominance of the veto that hindered the issuance of a similar resolution by the UN Security Council," Abul Gheit said, welcoming the UNGA decision in a statement issued by the league shortly after the voting on Friday.
The UNGA adopted the Arab resolution after a total of 120 countries voted in favor of the decision, while only 14 countries voted against it and 45 other countries abstained.
The countries that voted against the resolution are Israel, the United States, Austria, Fiji, Guatemala, Croatia, Czechia, Nauru, Paraguay, Marshall Islands, Hungary, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Micronesia.
The details of the resolution come as follows:
- UNGA resolution adopted by overwhelming majority calls for an "immediate, permanent, and sustainable humanitarian ceasefire leading to the cessation of hostilities."
- The UNGA demands that all parties fully comply immediately with their obligations under the international law and enable and facilitate humanitarian access to essential supplies and services to all needy civilians in the Gaza Strip.
- The resolution strongly rejects "any attempts at forced displacement of Palestinian civilians."
- The resolution calls for the reversal of the Israeli orders for Palestinian civilians, UN personnel, as well as humanitarian and medical workers to evacuate all areas in northern Gaza and move toward the south.
- The resolution calls for the "immediate and unconditional release" of all civilians detained unlawfully, and demands their safety, well-being, and humane treatment in accordance with international law.
- The resolution emphasizes the need to establish mechanisms promptly to ensure the protection of Palestinian civilian populations.
- The resolution calls for adopting a mechanism for humanitarian notification to safeguard United Nations facilities and all humanitarian entities and to ensure unimpeded movement of aid convoys.
- The resolution condemns all acts of violence targeting Palestinian and Israeli civilians, including "all acts of terrorism and indiscriminate attacks, as well as all acts of provocation, incitement, and destruction."
- The UNGA expresses deep concerns regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and its immense repercussions on civilian populations, the majority of whom are children.
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