The resolution didn\'t demand a ceasefire, but rather called it 'imperative' that one eventually come about.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is seen on a screen as she speaks during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on March 22, 2024, in New York City.A U.S.-led resolution promoting a nominal ceasefire action in Gaza was defeated by a United Nations Security Council vote on Friday morning, with those opposed to the resolution noting that the measure didn’t go far enough.
Guyana Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett also explained why her nation could not in good conscience support the measure.Indeed, Rodrigues-Birkett pointed out that the resolution put more emphasis on Hamas’s actions than Israel’s, with the latter only being mentioned once in the entire resolution. The use of the word “imperative” makes it seem that “it is important that there is a ceasefire” rather than “demanding one now,” Bays noted,
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