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⁃ Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council - Item 121 ● Continuation of the debate on the item 

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said that the members of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are “united in demonstrating solidarity and support to the Palestinian people, and demanding the implementation of the Resolution in the General Assembly.” UNIFEED

The United Nations General Assembly, in New York, is holding an emergency special session on the Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza, amid a continuing deadlock at the Security Council. UNIFEED

China and Russia vetoed a draft resolution sponsored by the United States, while a second Russian-backed resolution failed to adopt having failed to get sufficient votes in favour, deepening the Security Council’s deadlock over any unified response to address the crisis in Gaza and Israel. UNIFEED

The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

The United States vetoed today a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. UNIFEED

Canadian Ambassador Robert Rae said, “We are going to do everything we can to support Ukraine as it continues to defend itself - its people, its identity, its sovereignty and territorial integrity.” UNIFEED

Addressing the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “we must not give the Palestinians a veto over new peace treaties with Arab states.” UNIFEED

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, said, “The United Nations system today is stiff and hobbled by hostile forces.” UNIFEED

Comments to the media by Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, on the Security Council High-Level Open Debate on Upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter through effective multilateralism.