America and Russia remain apart on the humanitarian aid resolution in Gaza Strip passed by the UN Security Council

Category : International Published on: December 26 2023

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The humanitarian assistance resolution in Gaza Strip passed by the United Nations Security Council in December 2023.
The purpose of this resolution is to accelerate humanitarian assistance in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
This proposal has been passed with a 13 – 0 majority.
The United States and Russia abstained from voting on this resolution on the Gaza Strip.
This resolution emphasizes the immediate, safe, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to the needy Palestinian population in Gaza.
The proposal calls for the appointment of a senior coordinator for humanitarian assistance and reconstruction.
Its responsibility is to coordinate, monitor and ensure safe access of all humanitarian aid convoys and vehicles into Gaza.
The Gaza Strip is located in the eastern Mediterranean basin.
It shares borders with Egypt to the south-west and Israel to the north-east.
In the west it is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.