The United Nations General Assembly adopts two resolutions on a ceasefire in Gaza and support for UNRWA
The United Nations General Assembly adopted two resolutions on demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, and supporting the mandate of the Palestine Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees UNRWA.
According to the United Nations Information Center By a majority of 158 members, 9 against, and 13 abstentions, the General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, respected by all. The parties also reiterate their calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. For all those arbitrarily detained and for the remains of all deceased persons.
The General Assembly also demands in the resolution that the civilian population in the Gaza Strip be granted immediate access to basic services and indispensable humanitarian assistance. It rejects any effort aimed at starving the Palestinians, and demands facilitating the entry of aid, coordinated by 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 that is In which the Gaza Strip is part of the Palestinian state and two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace and within safe and recognized borders in accordance with the provisions of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. Relevance.
In this regard, the General Assembly rejects any attempt at demographic or territorial change in the Gaza Strip.
As for the resolution relating to UNRWA, it was adopted with the support of 159 members, 9 against and 11 abstentions. The General Assembly affirms in its resolution 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 are Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
The General Assembly denounces the legislation adopted by the Israeli Knesset on October 28, 2024, and calls on the Israeli government to abide by its international obligations and respect the privileges and immunities of the Agency. Fulfilling its responsibility to allow the rapid, complete, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance in all its forms to the Gaza Strip, as a whole and in all parts of the country. Sector.
The General Assembly affirms the necessity of continuing the work of the Agency, 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’s vote came within the framework of the resumption of its tenth emergency special session, entitled “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 can resume at the request of one of the member states.
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