The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session on Thursday over the war in Gaza (EFE/Justin Lane)
The UN General Assembly will celebrate on Thursday a Emergency treatment session the Gaza war and the situation in the Palestinian territories in general, as reported by the President of the Assembly this Monday, Denis Francis.
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With this, Francis is responding to three requests in this regard from the Arab group of UN ambassadors, the Organization of the Islamic Conference group and a third group made up of various Asian countries.
It will be that Tenth special emergency session which the General Assembly has held since its inception, and it is taking place in the face of inaction by the Security Council, which has so far proven incapable of adopting a solution to the conflict in Gaza.
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The latest attempt took place last Wednesday, when a resolution presented by Brazil and negotiated for days to obtain maximum support was supported by twelve of the fifteen members of the Council, with two abstentions, but the dissenting vote was enough for the United States to issue a veto would be inserted.
One of the main points of contention between the United States and the rest of the countries is Washington’s opposition to declaring a ceasefire in Gaza: Today the State Department spokesman said: Matthew Millerexplained this in a press conference His country opposes it because “it would give Hamas a chance to rest, regroup and prepare for future attacks.”
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However, the United States will continue its diplomatic activities in the Council and tomorrow the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkentravels to New York to take part in an open debate on the situation in Palestine.
This is happening due to the inaction of the Security Council (Europa Press/Contact/Xie E)
You also announced that the French Foreign Minister will take part in tomorrow’s meeting, Catherine Colonnaand his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohenwho plans to travel with relatives of some of the victims of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack.
The French government has informed about the convening of the meeting in order to: a “Unequivocal condemnation” of “Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel”the “release of the hostages” and the “protection of the civilian population”.
Paris will also demand “respect of international humanitarian law by all” and work to ensure that “all necessary efforts” are made to “prevent its spread throughout the Middle East.”
On the other hand, the UN Security Council meets again this Tuesday. In particular, France will defend a “humanitarian ceasefire” as a preliminary step towards a ceasefire that would allow relief supplies to be distributed to the civilian population.
The UN General Assembly will meet on Thursday at the request of countries such as: B. meet Jordan or Mauritania and organizations such as the Arab League or the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, East Timor, Vietnam and Brunei have supported the petition.
The Mauritanian letter, referring to the United States, denounces “the veto of one of the permanent members of a resolution on the conflict in the Security Council on October 18.” “There is an urgent need for the Assembly to come together to address this crisis,” he stressed.
(With information from EFE and Europa Press)