A Security Council resolution for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza will be tabled again today.
A few days ago, the US vetoed the ceasefire resolution in Gaza.
13 out of 15 members voted in favor of the United Arab Emirates Security Council resolution for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, while the UK abstained.
The Deputy US Ambassador to the United Nations, Robert Wood, said that the draft resolution is unbalanced and not consistent with reality.
However, after the UN General Assembly approved the ceasefire resolution by an overwhelming majority, the pressure on the Security Council to take action increased.
Invoking Article 99 of the UN Secretary-General
The Security Council is paralyzed on the issue of Gaza, the Secretary General of the United Nations
The United States once again vetoed the resolution on the Gaza ceasefire in the United Nations
A few days ago, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In the letter written by Antonio Guterres to the Security Council, it was said that the Security Council should insist on a cease-fire in Gaza. The situation in Gaza is moving towards a point of no return. But it can have serious consequences.
The Secretary General of the United Nations also wrote in his letter that there are fears of epidemics breaking out in Gaza and aid work becoming impossible, the Security Council should immediately focus on solving this serious problem.
What does Article 99 of the UN Charter say?
Article 99 of the UN Charter empowers the UN Secretary-General to bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter that threatens international peace and security.
Article 99 was previously invoked twice by the UN Secretary-General from 1 September 1959 to 31 August 1966, once in 1960 on the situation in the Congo and again in 1961 on the situation in Tunisia. went.
