Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE’s ambassador to the UN, said the “council has been unable to produce anything that would alleviate the suffering of the civilians in Gaza” after four previous votes on resolutions failed.
“Outside this building, and in our region in particular, the council appears indifferent to the carnage and dismissive of the suffering,” she said.
The UAE is the only Arab country currently on the Security Council.
“The draft resolution is born from the idea that we must come together now to act under one fundamental common aim – the protection of children. That has been the North Star, that has guided this council’s approach on this draft and brings us together today to vote on the text before us.”
Source: AlJazeera
