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STORY: UN / GAZA EMERGENCY SESSION
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 12 JUNE 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN headquarters
12 JUNE 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Philemon Yang, President of the General Assembly:
“We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of draft resolution A/ES-10/L.34/Rev.1, please signify. Those against? Abstentions?”
4. UPSOUND (English):
“The General Assembly is now voting on draft resolution A/ES-10/L.34/Rev.1, entitled Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Philemon Yang, President of the General Assembly:
“The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 149; against, 12; abstentions, 19. Draft resolution A/ES-10/L.34/Rev.1 is adopted.”
6. Wide shot, Riyad Mansour walks up to the podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, the State of Palestine:
“This illegal, immoral situation cannot continue. It has to stop and stop immediately. We thank all those who are mobilized to end this horrific tragedy, governments and from across the globe who are standing up for humanity and the defense of the entire nation of Palestine.”
8. Wide shot, Riyad Mansour leaves the podium
9. Wide shot, Danny Danon walks up to the podium
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“It must be acknowledged that by failing to condition a cease fire on the release of the hostages, you told every terrorist organization that abducting civilians works, that holding elderly men and young women in tunnels earns you a seat at the table, that you can brutalize the innocent and still be rewarded with resolutions from the world's highest body. This is not diplomacy. It is surrender.”
11. Wide shot, Danny Danon leaves the podium
12. Wide shot, General Assembly
13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“Today, the international community has another opportunity to send the proper signal to the parties to the conflict, albeit in the form of General Assembly resolution. This draft presented by Spain contains the main provisions from the document that was vetoed last week, a demand for an immediate, unconditional and permanent cease fire, the release of all hostages and lifting the blockade on Gaza. Its aims are exclusively humanitarian in nature, and focus on the most important thing, ending the slaughter of human lives in Gaza.”
14. Wide shot, General Assembly
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Dorothy Shea, Acting Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“Blind support to Hamas by the members of this body further undermines the meaningful diplomacy underway to free the hostages and emboldens Hamas as the terrorist group continues to reject cease fire proposals accepted by Israel, as the United States has made clear time and time again, we do not support one sided measures that fail to condemn Hamas.”
16. Wide shot, General Assembly
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, with 149 countries voting in favor, 12 against, and 19 abstaining.
The resolution, titled "Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations," urges all parties to uphold international law, calls for the release of hostages, and demands the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Before the vote today (12 Jun), Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine said, “This illegal, immoral situation cannot continue. It has to stop and stop immediately," he said. "We thank all those who are mobilized to end this horrific tragedy, governments and from across the globe who are standing up for humanity and the defense of the entire nation of Palestine," he added.
Israel’s envoy, Danny Danon said before the vote, "It must be acknowledged that by failing to condition a cease fire on the release of the hostages, you told every terrorist organization that abducting civilians works," he said. "This is not diplomacy. It is surrender."
Russia’s Permanent Representative Vasily Nebenzya said before the vote, "Today, the international community has another opportunity to send the proper signal to the parties to the conflict,” he said. "Its aims are exclusively humanitarian in nature, and focus on the most important thing, ending the slaughter of human lives in Gaza," he added.
Speaking before the voting, the United States, one of the 12 countries voting against, criticized the resolution for failing to explicitly condemn Hamas. "Blind support to Hamas by the members of this body further undermines the meaningful diplomacy underway to free the hostages," said Acting U.S. Representative Dorothy Shea. "We do not support one sided measures that fail to condemn Hamas."
