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UNSC clear Gaza aid resolution

  • December 23, 2023
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UNSC clear Gaza aid resolution

Subject: IR

Section: International Organisation

Context: UN Security Council calls for Gaza aid, but stops short of demanding a ceasefire

More about the news:

  • The UN Security Council passed a new resolution calling for speeding up humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza, but without the original insistence on an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas.
  • The United States and Russia abstained from the vote.
  • The Health Ministry in Gaza reported that around 20,000 people have been killed, constituting approximately 1% of the prewar population, with over half a million people facing starvation due to insufficient food entering the besieged territory amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and ground operations for over 10 weeks.
  • The death toll includes both civilians and combatants, while Israel reports over 130 of its soldiers killed in the ground offensive.

What is UNSC Resolutions:

  • A United Nations Security Council resolution is a United Nations resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council 
  • The UN Charter specifies in Article 27 that a draft resolution on non-procedural matters is adopted if nine or more of the fifteen Council members vote for the resolution, and if it is not vetoed by any of the five permanent members.
  • The term “resolution” does not appear in the text of the United Nations Charter.
  • Resolutions by the Security Council are legally binding.
  • In instances where the council fails to achieve consensus or secure a majority vote for a resolution, an alternative option is the issuance of a non-binding presidential statement. Such statements are adopted through consensus, serving as a means to exert political pressure. They act as a cautionary signal that the Council is closely monitoring the situation, with the implication that additional actions might be taken in the future.

Some more facts about UNSC:

  • The Security Council was established by the UN Charter in 1945. It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
  • The other 5 organs of the United Nations are—the General Assembly (UNGA), the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.
  • Its primary responsibility is to work to maintain international peace and security.
  • The council is headquartered in New York. 
  • UNSC has 15 members of which 5 are permanent and 10 are non-permanent members. Non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the UN General Assembly.
  • Five permanent members are- US, UK, France, Russia, and China.
  • It is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states.
IR UNSC clear Gaza aid resolution

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