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United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters in New York that “if accepted and implemented,” a proposal being brokered by the US, Egypt, and Qatar, “would move all parties one step closer to creating the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.” UNIFEED

Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the Security Council that Israel continues to reject entry of humanitarian goods into Gaza “for reasons which are, at least to us, unclear and inconsistent.” UNIFEED

Following the announcement of the International Court of Justice in The Hague of provisional measures in the case of South Africa against Israel on the application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said it was “a historic day” and that he expected the issue to be discussed in the Security Council. UNIFEED

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared that Palestinians had a right to be protected from acts of genocide, calling on Israel to “take all measures within its power” to prevent such actions and allow the entry of desperately needed humanitarian aid into the war-shattered enclave. ICJ

On the second and final day of preliminary hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel’s legal team insisted that the Court “lacks prima facie jurisdiction” in the matter, and the subject of the proceedings does not fall "within the remit of the Genocide Convention.” ICJ

South Africa addressed the United Nations’ highest court in a bid to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of carrying out genocide against Palestinians there – a claim that Israel has strongly denied. ICJ

Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu of Romania, Hilary Charlesworth of Australia, Sarah Hull Cleveland of the United States, Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco of Mexico, and Dire Tladi of South Africa were elected as members of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a term of office of nine years, beginning on 6 February 2024. UNIFEED

The General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution requesting for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General took note of the Orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), issued on 22 February, in the proceedings between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. He welcomed “the trust that the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan have placed in the ICJ by asking it to resolve their differences,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “the rule of law is foundational to the United Nation,” reiterating that the Security Council has “a vital role in upholding it.” UNIFEED