He United Nations Security Council (UN) approved this Friday a resolution to facilitate the dispatch humanitarian aid To Gaza Stripafter a week of intense negotiations.

Initiative presented United Arab Emirates (UAE), I had to rewrite it several times US objectionswho has veto power in the organization and who ultimately abstained, like Russia.

The text contains a question to the UN Secretary General: Antonio Guterresappoint a special coordinator to monitor and verify humanitarian aid supplies to the Palestinian enclave, subject to continued explosions after the start of the war between Israel and HamasOctober 7 last year.

The resolution was in jeopardy until the last moment. Immediately before voting Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya.offered amendment restore the reference in the original text to the need to suspend hostilities to ensure the flow of humanitarian aid.

This phrase was replaced after objections USA, for a slightly more vague reference to the need take urgent measures” for a cessation of hostilities.

The Russian amendment was supported by a majority of Council countries, but US veto.

Finally, Russia abstainedwhich allows you to make a decision.

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In statements made before the start of voting, Emirati Ambassador before the UN, Lana Nusseibehadmitted that his text was “not perfect” and that only a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas would alleviate the dire humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian enclave, where more than 20,000 people have already died.

A vote on the text was scheduled to take place on Monday but was delayed day after day to give countries time to agree on language that could win support from all capitals.

The United States has already banned twice only two resolutions that were requested ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying on one occasion that it did not recognize Israel’s right to self-defense and on another occasion that it did not demand the release of all hostages held by Hamas as a condition for a cessation of hostilities.

Another resolution submitted by the US asking “humanitarian pauses” was vetoed by Russia and China the last one is October 25th.

Before today’s meeting, The Security Council has already met six times to resolve the Gaza issue, only once reaching consensus on a veto-free resolution calling for an “urgent and lasting humanitarian pause” in the war. Then the US also chose to abstain.

(EFE)