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UNGA Meets On Gaza Tuesday

Wendy R.

The United Nations General Assembly will meet on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, officials and diplomats said Sunday, after the United States last week vetoed a Security Council resolution for a ceasefire. A special meeting of the General Assembly has been called for Tuesday afternoon by the representatives for Egypt and Mauritania “in their respective capacities as Chair of the Arab Group and Chair of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation,” a spokesperson for the Assembly president said.According to diplomatic sources, the General Assembly, whose resolutions are nonbinding, could vote on a text for a ceasefire resolution at…

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WHO Seeks Immediate Aid For Gaza

Wendy R.

The World Health Organisation’s executive board, on Sunday, adopted a resolution calling for immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza. This call came after the WHO chief said medics were facing unimaginable conditions. The 34 countries on the board adopted the resolution by consensus, even though some, notably the United States, had reservations about the dearth of references to the Hamas attacks of October 7. In addition to calling for immediate humanitarian relief, the resolution demanded the granting of exit permits for patients. WHO chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the board had managed to achieve “the first consensus resolution on the conflict……