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US Vetoes UNSC Draft Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire

03:59 GMT, 5 June 2025
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The United States has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and calling for removing restrictions on aid deliveries to the enclave, Guyanese Ambassador to the United Nations and UN Security Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said.
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"The draft resolution has not been adopted owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the Council," Rodrigues-Birkett said following the vote.
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According to the US Ambassador to the UN, the draft resolution would "undermine diplomatic efforts" to reach a ceasefire.
The other 14 members voted in favor of the resolution introduced by 10 non-permanent members.
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