The United Nations Basic Meeting has handed a non-binding, symbolic decision to demand an “speedy humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, with the US and Israel voting in opposition to it however an amazing variety of member states in favour of an finish to the Israeli-Palestinian battle.
A complete of 153 international locations voted in favour of the decision on Tuesday, 10 international locations voted in opposition to it, whereas 23 abstained.
Ambassadors and different diplomats burst into applause on the vote rely, which confirmed a lot greater assist than an October 27 Arab-sponsored decision that referred to as for a “humanitarian truce”.
Here’s a breakdown of how every nation voted:
For (153):
A: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan
B: Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burundi
C: Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus
D: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic
E: East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia
F: Fiji, Finland, France
G: Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana
H: Honduras
I: Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Eire
J: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan
Ok: Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L: Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
M: Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N: Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, North Korea, Norway
O: Oman
P: Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
Q: Qatar
R: Russia, Rwanda, Republic of the Congo
S: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
T: Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Turkey
U: Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan
V: Vanuatu, Vietnam
Y: Yemen
Z: Zambia, Zimbabwe
Towards (10):
A: Austria
C: Czech Republic
G: Guatemala
I: Israel
L: Liberia
M: Micronesia
N: Nauru
P: Papua New Guinea, Paraguay
U: United States
Abstained (23):
A: Argentina
B: Bulgaria
C: Cabo Verde, Cameroon
E: Equatorial Guinea
G: Georgia, Germany
H: Hungary
I: Italy
L: Lithuania
M: Malawi, Marshall Islands
N: Netherlands
P: Palau, Panama
R: Romania
S: Slovakia, South Sudan
T: Togo, Tonga
U: Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay