The General Assembly adopts two resolutions on the ceasefire in Gaza and support for UNRWA

By a majority of 158 members, 9 opposed, and 13 abstentions, the General Assembly adopted it A decision In it, it calls for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, respected by all parties, and also reiterates its demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

In the resolution, the General Assembly calls on the parties to fully comply with their obligations under international law with respect to the persons they detain, including by releasing all arbitrarily detained persons and the remains of all deceased persons.

The General Assembly also calls on the resolution to enable the civilian population in the Gaza Strip to immediately obtain basic services and indispensable humanitarian assistance, rejects any effort aimed at starving the Palestinians, and demands facilitating the entry of aid under the coordination of the United Nations into Gaza.

The General Assembly stresses the need for accountability, and reiterates its firm commitment to the vision of a two-state solution in which the Gaza Strip is part of the Palestinian state and under which two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace and within secure and recognized borders in accordance with the provisions of international law and United Nations resolutions. Related. In this regard, the General Assembly rejects any attempt at demographic or territorial change in the Gaza Strip.

Support UNRWA

Resolution regarding UNRWA It was adopted with the support of 159 members, 9 against, and 11 abstentions.

In its resolution, the General Assembly affirms its full support for the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in all its fields of work, namely Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The General Assembly denounces the legislation adopted by the Israeli Knesset on 28 October 2024, and calls on the Israeli Government to abide by its international obligations, respect the privileges and immunities of the Agency and fulfill its responsibility to allow the rapid, full, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance in all its forms to the Gaza Strip, throughout sector.

It is noteworthy that the implementation of Israeli legislation will mean the cessation of UNRWA’s work in the occupied Palestinian territory.

The General Assembly affirms the necessity of the Agency’s continued work, and emphasizes that it continues to play an indispensable role in alleviating the plight of more than six million Palestinian refugees registered with the Agency, and in achieving an indispensable degree of stability in the region.

The General Assembly vote came as part of an appeal Its tenth special emergency session Titled “Illegal Israeli Actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the Rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.” After the adoption of the two resolutions, the special session was adjourned, which the President of the General Assembly could resume at the request of one of the member states.