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August 22, 2025 - Although a majority of U.N. members supported this, the amendment fell short of the necessary two-thirds majority to be adopted, with a vote of 88 in favor, 55 against, and 23 abstentions. The proposed amendment also condemned "the taking of hostages and...demanded the safety, well-being and ...

12 that called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war amid an intensifying humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The resolution was supported by an overwhelming majority of the 193-member body, receiving 153 votes, compared with 120 votes ...

December 13, 2023 - He said a ceasefire means one thing only - "the survival of Hamas." “I honestly don’t know how can someone look in the mirror and support a resolution that does not condemn Hamas and does not even mention Hamas by name,” he said, urging all Member States to vote against the resolution. ... Munir Akram, Pakistan’s ambassador, explaining his country's position before the votes, said he was confident the “vast majority” of the UN membership would vote for the resolution.

After 247 days of war in Gaza, the Security Council today adopted by 14 votes in favour — with the Russian Federation abstaining — a resolution proposing a comprehensive three-phase ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, urging both Israel and Hamas to implement it fully and without delay ...

October 27, 2023 - With those votes failing at the 15 member Security Council, the locus of diplomatic action shifted to the 193 member UN General Assembly. Here, every country has a vote and no country has a veto.

China’s delegate, recalling the resolution proposed by the United States on 22 March that his country, the Russian Federation and Algeria voted against, said the current text is “unequivocal and correct” in its demand for an immediate ceasefire while the previous one was “evasive and ambiguous”. The current draft also reflects the international community’s general expectations and enjoys the collective support of Arab States, while those countries jointly rejected the previous one.

“To this end, Canada supports the humanitarian ceasefire referred to in this resolution as a necessary step to protect civilians, allow for much more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza and allow for foreign nationals, including Canadians, to leave Gaza. In supporting this resolution, Canada reiterates that a sustainable ceasefire cannot be one-sided.

December 12, 2023 - Moments ago, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. This vote at the General Assembly comes after the United States cast a lone veto at the Security Council ...

March 26, 2024 - Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. representative to the United Nations, abstains as the U.N. Security Council passes a cease-fire resolution on Monday. (Craig Ruttle/AP) ... The U.N. Security Council on Monday passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, after five months of brutal conflict and a number of failed attempts, including several resolutions that were vetoed by the United States.

May 23, 2025 - We must work toward a future where Israelis and Palestinians can live side-by-side within two democratic States, and enjoy equal measures of security, dignity, and freedom. Where Israel is secure within its own borders. Colleagues, an unconditional ceasefire with Hamas means this Council accepts Hamas retaining power in Gaza.

January 25, 2024 - On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly resoundingly passed a resolution, supported by a substantial majority, that called for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ and the ‘unconditional release of all hostages.’ In this vote, the European Union displayed a higher level of unity than its previous stance on the Gaza situation despite some opposing voices.

Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Croatia voted "No" to a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip among the 27 EU member states. The UN General Assembly’s resolution for an "urgent, durable, and permanent humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza" was adopted ...

EXPLANATION OF VOTE BY MR NICOLAS ... TO THE UNITED NATIONS ... Mr. President, France is gravely concerned by the humanitarian tragedy taking place in Gaza. The Secretary-General has raised the alarm, and he was right to do so. This is the reason why France voted in favor of this resolution. And it is for this reason that we call for a new, immediate and lasting humanitarian truce, that should lead to a permanent ceasefire...

Tomorrow morning (20 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, which was put forward by the Council’s ten elected members (E10). The draft text in blue demands an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire to be respected by all parties and reiterates the Council’s demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.