UNAA statement on the situation in the Middle East

UNAA statement on the situation in the Middle East The United Nations Association of Australia is committed to a just peace in the middle east and seeks the immediate cessation of violence against civilians. [...] ”More United Nations aid workers have been killed than in any comparable period in the history of our organization.” Antonio Guterres Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General United Nations We see the impact of the crisis as it is felt in Australian communities – as Jewish and Palestinian communities and their families, friends, neighbours and colleagues process the personal and human cost of conflic. [...] The UN will always draw attention to the fact that signatories to the United Nations Charter have a responsibility to uphold the Charter, and the subsequent international law, Geneva Conventions and human rights principles and law. [...] We note that on 15 November, the Security Council adopted resolution 2712 with 12 votes in favour and three abstentions (Russia, the UK, and the US) following the failure in October of four Security Council resolutions on the crisis in Israel and Gaza. [...] For updates on UN actions please refer to the UN General Assembly Newsroom, What’s In Blue, the newsletter of the UN Security Council and reports from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the near east.