Brazil is chairing the UN Security Council this year
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After the meeting of the UN Security Council, held on Friday 14 and chaired this year by Brazil, a document called “Draft Resolution” will be drawn up based on consultations with the 15 members of the Council. According to the O Globo newspaper, Brazil, the focus of this text, called the October 7 invasion “Hamas terrorist attacks“ and called for his “sound condemnation”.
The text is still preliminary as it could take days before the final version is published. The meeting did not produce the desired results and there is a possibility that the document prepared by Brazil will become just a communiqué, that is, without the weight of international law.
In this preliminary version, according to the O Globo newspaper, the Brazilian government calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and defends that all parties involved in the conflict grant the United Nations access to the conflict regions for humanitarian operations. .
The text has already been sent to other council members, from whom comments and requests for changes are expected in the coming hours.
According to diplomatic sources interviewed by the newspaper, the text prepared by the Brazilian government is a starting point, but there is still a long way to go before negotiations.
This is the first time that Brazil has directly condemned Hamas and described it as terrorists. The decision to include the group’s nomenclature was a way to make the text acceptable to all members of the Council, as the United States, for example, required the author of the attacks to be named.
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The aerial photo shows buildings and houses destroyed by Israeli bombings in the city of Gaza this Tuesday the 10th
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Clouds of smoke after the Israeli attack on the city of Gaza, this Tuesday, November 10th
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People gather to watch the funeral ceremony for Zakaria Abu Maamar, a member of Hamas’ political cabinet, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 10, 2023
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This Tuesday the 10th, cars were found burned in the parking lot of the rave party that Hamas invaded on Saturday
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Israeli soldiers inspect the parking lot of a rave party raided by Hamas; At least 260 bodies were found at the site
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A house destroyed after a Hamas rocket attack. Photo taken on Monday 9th
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Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired from the Gaza Strip as seen from the city of Ashkelon on Monday evening, the 9th.
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Palestinians survey the damage following an Israeli airstrike in the El Remal area of Gaza City, Monday, March 9
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Smoke rises over buildings in Gaza City on October 7, 2023, during an Israeli airstrike as part of an offensive against Hamas.
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On Sunday 8th, Palestinian citizens survey the damage to their homes following Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip
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Woman cries as she sees the damage caused by Israel’s attack on Gaza
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Israeli airstrikes leave a trail of destruction in the Gaza Strip
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A Palestinian walks through the rubble of a school in Gaza City that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike overnight.
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Palestinians observe damage to a school in Gaza City that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike overnight
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The UN Security Council has 15 members, five of which are permanent members and have the right to veto draft resolutions: the United States, France, Russia, China and the United Kingdom. Another ten members alternate: Albania, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland and Brazil. Brazil was elected as a rotating member in 2022.
Resolutions and announcements are different things. The first case involves the creation of a new norm of international law that must be adhered to by all UN members. Nine votes are required to approve a resolution; a right of veto is not possible. Publications whether in the press or in the presidential office require consensus.
Source: Redação Terra