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US vetoes resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza and backed by majority of Security Council

US vetoes resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza and backed by majority of Security Council

  • Washington’s decision to block the resolution comes amid unprecedented international calls to end the violence and ease the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
  • The US uses its veto power despite last-gasp talks between Arab ministers and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and a heartfelt plea from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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Fears of US veto loom large on eve of UN Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire call

Fears of US veto loom large on eve of UN Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire call

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UN chief Guterres calls on Security Council to declare ceasefire in Gaza

UN chief Guterres calls on Security Council to declare ceasefire in Gaza

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France calls at UN for ‘a truce leading to a ceasefire’ in Gaza

France calls at UN for ‘a truce leading to a ceasefire’ in Gaza

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Update Security Council votes to shut down UN’s mission in Sudan

Security Council votes to shut down UN’s mission in Sudan

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UN chief urges world not to look away and ignore ‘epic humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza

UN chief urges world not to look away and ignore ‘epic humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza

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Albulaziz Alwasil, Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the UN. (Twitter @ksamissionun)

Saudi Arabia issues rallying cry at UN for end to war and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

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Israel must stop using water as a ‘weapon of war,’ UN expert warns

Israel must stop using water as a ‘weapon of war,’ UN expert warns

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UN chiefs call for Gaza ceasefire as a ‘path out of this horror’

UN chiefs call for Gaza ceasefire as a ‘path out of this horror’

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Update 2.2m people need food assistance as Gaza Strip risks ‘sliding into hunger hell,’ says WFP video

2.2m people need food assistance as Gaza Strip risks ‘sliding into hunger hell,’ says WFP

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UN Security Council calls for ‘urgent and extended’ humanitarian pauses in Gaza

UN Security Council calls for ‘urgent and extended’ humanitarian pauses in Gaza

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Gaza ‘graveyard for children’: Number of Palestinian deaths passes 10,000

Gaza ‘graveyard for children’: Number of Palestinian deaths passes 10,000

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Be consistent in ceasefire calls, do not ‘customize the narrative,’ Palestine envoy tells UN officials

Be consistent in ceasefire calls, do not ‘customize the narrative,’ Palestine envoy tells UN officials

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