The United Nations General Assembly has passed a non-binding, symbolic resolution calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza. The United States and Israel voted against it, but an overwhelming majority of member states supported an end to the Israeli-Israeli peace. Palestinian conflict.
A total of 153 countries voted in favor of the resolution on Tuesday, 10 countries voted against and 23 abstained.
Ambassadors and other diplomats erupted in applause at the vote count, which showed significantly more support than an Oct. 27 Arab-backed resolution calling for a “humanitarian ceasefire.” At that time, 120 countries voted in favor, 14 against and 45 abstained.
Here's a breakdown of how each country voted:
To (153):
A: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan
B: Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burundi
C: Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus
D: Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic
E: East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia
Q: Fiji, Finland, France
G: Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana
H: Honduras
I: Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland
J: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan
K: Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L: Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
M: Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N: Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, North Korea, Norway
O: Oman
P: Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
Q: Qatar
R: Russia, Rwanda, Republic of Congo
S: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain , Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
T: Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Turkey
U: Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan
V: Vanuatu, Vietnam
Y: Yemen
Z: Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against (10):
A: Austria
C: Czech Republic
G: Guatemala
Me: Israel
L: Liberia
M: Micronesia
N: Nauru
P: Papua New Guinea, Paraguay
U: United States
Abstention (23):
A: Argentina
B: Bulgaria
C: Cabo Verde, Cameroon
E: Equatorial Guinea
G: Georgia, Germany
H: Hungary
I: Italy
L: Lithuania
M: Malawi, Marshall Islands
N: Netherlands
P: Palau, Panama
R: Romania
S: Slovakia, South Sudan
T: Togo, Tonga
U: Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay