The United Nations Basic Meeting (UNGA) has voted for a right away, unconditional and everlasting ceasefire within the Gaza Strip.
The decision was accredited by 158 votes in favour out of the 193-member meeting on Wednesday, with 9 votes towards and 13 abstentions.
Notably, it additionally marked the primary time that Germany and Italy voted in favour of a ceasefire in Gaza. In consequence, the USA is the one nation within the Group of Seven (G7) main industrialised nations that continues to oppose it.
Basic Meeting resolutions will not be legally binding, however they maintain political significance, representing the worldwide opinion on Israel’s struggle in Gaza.
Here’s a breakdown of how every nation voted within the UNGA in New York Metropolis on Wednesday:
For (158):
A: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
B: Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi
C: Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus
D: Democratic Folks’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic
E: Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia
F: Finland, France
G: Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana
H: Honduras
I: Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Eire, Italy
J: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan
Ok: Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L: Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
M: Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N: Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway
O: Oman
P: Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
Q: Qatar
R: Republic of Korea (South Korea), Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Rwanda
S: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
T: Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkiye
U: Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
V: Vanuatu, Vietnam
Y: Yemen
Z: Zimbabwe
Towards (9):
A: Argentina
C: Czechia
H: Hungary
I: Israel
N: Nauru
P: Papua New Guinea, Paraguay
T: Tonga
U: United States
Abstained (13):
A: Albania
C: Cameroon
F: Fiji
G: Georgia
L: Lithuania
M: Malawi, Micronesia
P: Palau, Panama
S: Slovakia, South Sudan
T: Togo
U: Ukraine
