The UAE called upon the international community to support the Palestinian people during their difficult ordeal amidst the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
The UAE mission emphasized the importance of focusing on humanitarian crises linked to climate change and providing appropriate funding for these issues.
It also stressed the necessity of adhering to international humanitarian law, including facilitating the delivery of aid to those in need, to mitigate and sustainably address humanitarian crises.
The UAE had proposed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. However, the United States, a staunch supporter of Israel, exercised its veto power to block the resolution.
Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the President of the UAE, expressed disappointment, stating that the use of the veto power against the UAE-proposed resolution on the ceasefire in Gaza missed an opportunity to halt the human losses.
He noted that the veto cast a negative shadow over the international community’s ability to protect civilians in the war-torn sector, which has been experiencing a devastating war between Israel and Hamas since October 7.
Gargash emphasized the world’s greater need today to unify its ethical standards and align with humanity.
On the eve of the vote, 13 of the 15 council members voted in favor of the UAE-proposed resolution, which had the backing of dozens of countries not members of the council, as well as international and humanitarian organizations.
The UK abstained from voting, while the United States opposed the project and used its veto, leading to the resolution’s defeat.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres sent a message to the Security Council invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter for the first time in decades.
This article allows him to draw the council’s attention to any issue that could pose a risk to international peace and security.
The conflict erupted following an unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israel, resulting in the death of 1200 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli authorities. Hamas also took about 240 people hostage, with 138 still in their captivity.
In response, Israel vowed to “eliminate” the movement and has been conducting intensive bombing operations in the sector since the attack, beginning ground operations on October 27.
