The UN Security Council this Friday a Decision to promote the deployment of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip after a week of intensive negotiations.
The initiative presented by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had to be rewritten several times due to US objections, who has veto power in the organization. Washington ultimately abstained, as did Russia.
The text calls on the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special coordinator on October 7 to oversee and review the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, which has been subjected to constant bombing since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.