{"id":15189,"date":"2023-10-17T20:20:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/gaza-ceasefire-pakistan-voices-disappointment-over-unscs-failure-to-adopt-resolution\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T20:20:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:20:06","slug":"gaza-ceasefire-pakistan-voices-disappointment-over-unscs-failure-to-adopt-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/gaza-ceasefire-pakistan-voices-disappointment-over-unscs-failure-to-adopt-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza ceasefire: Pakistan voices disappointment over UNSC\u2019s failure to adopt resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan, which along with many Arab and OIC countries co-sponsored the Russian draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, expressed disappointment that the UN Security Council did not approve the balanced text.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe most urgent need at this stage is a ceasefire,\u201d Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, told the state news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is, therefore, disappointing that the Russian draft resolution, which called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, was not adopted,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Related: Gaza war: FM Jilani in Jeddah to attend OIC extraordinary meeting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The draft did not secure the required number of nine votes for adoption. The final vote tally was 5 in favour (China, Gabon, Mozambique, the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates), 4 against (France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States), and 6 abstentions (Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, Malta and Switzerland).<\/p>\n

The Arab and OIC countries, which co-sponsored the Russian draft resolution, were: Pakistan, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Yemen, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkiye, Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritania, Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea and Mali. Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were also among the co-sponsors.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0UN Security Council Fails to Pass Russian Resolution for Gaza Ceasefire<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Diplomats noted that the State of Palestine also supported the Russian draft. After Monday night\u2019s vote, Russia\u2019s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia expressed regret over the Security Council\u2019s failure to adopt the resolution, blaming the \u201cselfish intention of the Western bloc\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said that the Western countries\u2019 delegations \u201cbasically stomped\u201d on global hopes for the Council to put an end to violence.<\/p>\n

Western countries opposed the resolution on the ground that it does not mention Hamas.<\/p>\n

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that her country could not support the Russian draft resolution as it ignored Hamas\u2019 terrorism and \u2018dishonoured\u2019 victims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n