IRC: Gaza UN Resolution Must Be Turned Into Action on the Ground
November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release:
The UN Security Council has adopted its first resolution (UNSC resolution 2712) on the Gaza crisis with a clear demand for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" to the fighting to ease suffering and facilitate humanitarian aid. This is long overdue. This resolution also highlights the responsibilities of all parties under international humanitarian law. This is welcome.
The UN Security Council has adopted its first resolution (UNSC resolution 2712) on the Gaza crisis with a clear demand for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" to the fighting to ease suffering and facilitate humanitarian aid. This is long overdue. This resolution also highlights the responsibilities of all parties under international humanitarian law. This is welcome.