The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Gaza, but...
The UN Security Council last week passed a resolution to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza after several delays.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The adopted resolution was repeatedly delayed due to attempts by the US to soften the call for a ceasefire.
The resolution calling for measures to "create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities" passed on Friday with 13 votes to none, with the US and Russia abstaining.
According to Anadolu, before the vote, the US vetoed a Russian proposal demanding an immediate end to hostilities in Gaza to ensure uninterrupted and safe access to humanitarian aid.
One of the most controversial issues in the draft document, which was opposed by the United States, was the demand for a "cease of hostilities" to allow humanitarian aid to reach unhindered.
However, the adopted resolution instead called for urgent measures to create the necessary conditions for the continued and safe access of expanded humanitarian aid to Gaza and for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.
The request of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the draft resolution to create a mechanism for monitoring aid emerged as another problem.
At the end of intense negotiations, the parties agreed to replace the mechanism with the appointment of the "Secretary-General's Senior Coordinator for Humanitarian and Reconstruction to Accelerate Assistance to Civil Society in Gaza."
The resolution called for a coordinator appointed by the Secretary-General to create a mechanism to speed up and facilitate the delivery of aid to Gaza.
The resolution also called for the appointment of a coordinator as soon as possible, stating that the coordinator, provided with the necessary staff and equipment, would work under the authority of the UN and fulfill the tasks assigned to him by the UN Security Council.
The resolution required the coordinator to approve the type of humanitarian aid, and at the same time gave him the tasks of "facilitating, coordinating, monitoring and approving" the dispatch of humanitarian aid.
