1 of 1 UN Security Council meeting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, last Friday (13), in New York Photo: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas UN Security Council meeting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, last Friday (13), in New York Photo: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
The final declaration that Brazil will present to the United Nations (UN) Security Council this Monday (16) condemns the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas and calls for Israel to end the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The Security Council temporarily chaired by Brazil will hold the first public meeting to discuss the war between Hamas and Israel starting at 7 p.m. Brazilian time, which will be broadcast on the United Nations website.
The final text that council members will vote on states: The Brazilian government criticizes Israel’s actions without naming the country one The earlier version of the text, still in draft form, asked “the Israeli authorities.” “To immediately lift the order for civilians and UN personnel to leave the northern Gaza Strip.”
The new version excluded the name Israel from this passage, opting for terms such as “all sides”; “all forms of violence” and “all acts of terrorism”.
The document lists 11 points. Between them:
- The “unequivocal condemnation of Hamas’s heinous terrorist attacks carried out in Israel from October 7, 2023 and the taking of civilians hostage”;
- The call, without naming names, for the “immediate and unconditional release of all civilian hostages and calls for their safety, wellbeing and humane treatment in accordance with international law”;
- The call “to respect and protect all medical and humanitarian personnel carrying out exclusively medical tasks, their transport and equipment, and hospitals and other medical facilities in accordance with international humanitarian law”;
- The decision to “continue to deal with the topic.”
The text does not mention any concrete measures such as a peace mission or any kind of intervention. It simply states that they are calling for “humanitarian pauses to enable rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to UN organizations…”
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