several resolutions adopted by the council have not been effectively implemented. claims that security council actions would interfere with diplomatic f. it's all completely untenable. as long as diplomatic efforts are genuine, the aimed for peace. the actions of the council will only provide strong support since israel's will began in october 2023, the un security council and started on 14 goals or related resolutions. the us be tied to 5 of them to the full results data. they demanded a pulls and fighting, pulled up more humanitarian aid be allied into the strip. however, the resolutions one defective law sting, in most cases is ready. bombardment continued, and the cold for him asked to release the captive was no heated of finding israel has accused the u. n. a bounty semitism included and reiterated or it's will goals . we haven't finished the job. we've a lot to finish the wall leaving behind 58 people. now families waiting for them, and we are committed to finish this will by making sure that of to do the back. and how much is out of the game. which prompts the question. even if the un s

non-proliferation treaty and the countries that consider themselves permanent members of the security council. they know security and are obligated to act in accordance with the provisions of the united nations charter . sometimes this analysis was raised because we talked about the negotiations of the islamic republic and indirect talks . sometimes this analysis was raised in the past few days by some analysts who perhaps sought to put pressure on the islamic republic with these attacks. since the date of the next meeting had been set, they wanted to force the islamic republic to accept their views with these attacks . you can see what their true intentions were . it is a matter that they themselves must say. what is clear before our eyes is that it was a betrayal of diplomacy. it was a dialogue based on international law, the charter of the united nations , interaction and cooperation between countries for the peaceful resolution of their disputes is a principle, a rule. so what happened is that you, on the one hand, agreed to a dialogue on sunday and on friday morning authorized the use of

which of these has led to the security council being condemned or the security council intervening and actually being able to stop the aggression ? for example, look at the gaza case. so many innocent people were killed. martyrdom, forced to die, all this destruction of buildings and infrastructure . where could the security council issue a firm resolution to stop this aggression? now , it is easy to stop aggression because some of these people support the zionist regime, which at least could have encouraged the sending of humanitarian aid . the security council was actually unable to do even that. yes, these naturally cause a lot of damage to the reputation , prestige, and status of international organizations and international principles . it is clear that these are at the heart of this, and we always remind ourselves of this, and some of our like-minded countries have labeled a group as a group. we formed the friends of the united nations charter in new york, which is active in other countries where international organizations are based, such as geneva and vienna. there , we actuall

we are counting on the support of all security council to ensure the council can as soon as possible, send a signal about the need to immediately end the violence, something that the security at the secretary general again called for, inter alia unless the security council takes a cut and principled position, escalation is inevitable. we call on all security council members to adopt a responsible approach and to support proposed draft. i thank you. i thank to representatives of the russian federation and. i give the floor now to the representative of the united. thank you, madam president, and thank you secretary-general antonio guterres, assistant secretary general yoncheva and director general rafael grossi for your continued attention on this urgent matter of international peace and security. madam president, last evening, uc military strikes targeted nuclear facilities in fordo, natanz and isfahan with the aim of dismantling iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and stopping the nuclear threat posed by the world's foremost states sponsor of terror. this operation sought to eliminate

that there crimes in guys a, a need to be accounted for and that the world in this case, the security council charged with upholding peace and security in the world is watching. okay, thanks very much. gabriel is under. we'll be coming back to you, but just to recap, full of use the joining us now. us lavine on behalf of the elective members of the un security council had put forward a draw for resolution. quoting for an immediate unconditional and permanent si, fi also requesting for a vote. the vote didn't post enough because of one country. that's the, the west that voted against, with the veto. 14 voted in favor of us on voted against and 0. and i'm friendships, so that hasn't passed through, but we'll keep you posted on that so soon. meanwhile, the closure of the distribution sensitive because the humanitarian foundation has left already solving palestinians with almost no options. the few targets the soup kitchen, still operating all overwhelmed and can o'neill for desperate people what little they have left they want to show you normally on the side that's almost no, it is available. a

the agency and the iaea council , and there is a security council resolution after it attacked a research reactor in iraq. in fact, the zionist regime was discussed in the iaea council in the 1980s, and a resolution was issued. it was discussed in the security council, and in fact, a resolution was issued against the zionist regime. it was decided that attacking nuclear facilities is actually completely prohibited due to the numerous risks it poses and the person who actually attacks is held responsible and legally responsible. well, look , this has happened now . we have actually taken some measures now . we have also informed the agency of some of them. what we want to do is to protect the materials and equipment . of course, we will definitely not inform the agency of these special measures . from now on, the attack cannot be reported to the agency for protection. in fact, there are materials and equipment , and the islamic republic will definitely do its job within this framework. naturally , the agency may have some requests in these facilities that have been attacked . naturally, we

we are counting on the support of all security council members to ensure that the council can as soon as possible send a signal about the need to immediately end the violence. some think that the security, secure -- secretary general called for stop unless the security council takes a clear-cut and principled position further escalation is out will. we call on all security council members to adopt a responsible approach and to support the proposed draft, i thank you. i think the representative of the russian federation and i give the floor to the representative of the united states. thank you and thank you to the madam president, anthony nick get chairs and the assistant secretary general and director-general rafael grossi for your continued attention on this urgent matter of international peace and security. last evening us military strikes targeted nuclear facilities in many places, with the aims of dismantling iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and stopping the nuclear threat posed by the world's foremost state sponsor of terror. this operation sought to eliminate a long-standing b

the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. members of the council have before them document airstrike 2025-353, the resolution submitted by algeria, denmark, greece, guyana, pakistan, the republic of korea, panama, and somalia. the council is ready to perceive for a vote on a draft resolution before it. i now give the floor to both members of the council who wish to make statements before the vote. i give the floor to the representative of slovenia. >> thank you, madam president. i have the honor to speak on behalf of the 10 elected members, algeria, denmark, greece, guyana, pakistan, panama, republic of korea, sierra leone, and my own country, slovenia. the solution before us was prompted by our deep concern by the catastrophic situation in gaza, which deteriorated further after the assumption of hostilities in may. -- in march, apologies. we have had numerous meetings in this council, from those of the secretary general and the broader humanitarian situation, to those people working underground. we are also seeing the daily b

let's take a look at what exactly is on the table at the un security council. the draft resolution, introduced by the ten elected members of the 15-member council, calls for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in gaza respected by all parties - it demands the immediate, dignified and unconditional release of all hostages held by hamas and other groups. it also demands the immediate and unconditional lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into gaza. let's speak to our senior north america correspondent john sudworth who is outside the united nations in new york. john, very good to see you. tell us a bit more about what we can expect today. well, the security council is meeting just as we go on eric. we expected to be some brief introductory remarks from slovenia, one of the countries that is this resolution. the united states is expected also to speak, and then they will move pretty swiftly to a vote. and as you say, there are a few key parts of this resolution, it's pretty short, actually. they deliberately kept this as conc

she called the you and a security council resolution vote performative and also said the al position is the israel has the right to defend itself. but any product the on the minds are close, ally is relative, security is a non starts and says that it has rejected numerous the sign proposals and continues to plan to do so. as long as it says how my stays impala, it also condemned the security council for not criticizing how mosque, but is not true. essentially outrages the arguments paid by the united states because i need diploma could actually come up with something a bit more coherent. but every single phrase and sometimes in that u. s. investment speech is either wrong or deceptive, just to any number of examples. for example, when they, when they talk about condemning commerce, no one is condemning goods right? in this very particular solution. this very particular solution is that you main resignation is not a political, the solution. and here vandals intrusions, demette to take care of the humanitarian situation. guys are not the address, the complexities of his writing, the occ

the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. i now give the floor to mr. khiari. >> madam president, members of the security council, today's briefing is devoted to the secretary-general's quarterly report on the implementation of resolution 3334. since the 17th of june cutoff date for the written report -- >> we seem to be having a technical issue. we looking to resolve the issue of the we hope to resume our live coverage shortly. host: you will be able to watch our uninterrupted coverage at c-span 2. ahead of that senate session, this morning we want to hear from all of you and get your thoughts on the president's budget bill. do they have the votes after a rare weekend session here for the u.s. senate? republican senator thom till is who you heard at the top on the floor sunday saying he is opposing this legislation. he voted no on moving forward on this legislation on saturday along with senator rand paul, who is also saying he will oppose the bill along with all of the democrats. they are united in opposition, the democrats

i saw it in the security council. so immediately after i spoke, 14 members came in very strongly behind me with solidarity and support for the message that i had shared. i hope the world is listening. there is a key conference in paris at the end of the month, which will be one demonstration of whether they've heard that message and how they're responding. and look, everyone, from president trump to the pope, to the elders to world leaders is saying, "let us work. "let us get the aid in that we have to get in." and that's what we're asking for here. why do you think they won't? you have to ask them. i mean, what... well, we do, and they say they want to, er, to defeat hamas. they also said on the 22nd of may, cogat, the group that you deal with, the israeli military group that looks after aid, said on the 22nd of may there was no food shortage in gaza. there are massive food shortages in gaza. and we've got in a bit of aid in the last ten days, but it's a fraction of what we were even getting in during the ceasefire,

the security council, especially the elected members of this council, must be held accountable. mr. president , let me once again state algeria's position very clearly. the only proposition is to return to diplomacy , based on an approach and approach based on international legitimacy and respect for the un charter. peaceful resolution of conflicts on this basis and in this regard. we must all learn from historical lessons, painful lessons in history , lessons and history that show that military propositions and options will not lead anywhere in resolving the severe challenges in the region . algeria once again reiterates its call and firm request for an immediate ceasefire, and within this framework stresses the need to return to the negotiating table and the sincere commitment of all parties to a peaceful solution based on dialogue. it is about the iranian nuclear issue , including the lifting of sanctions against iran. so, in this regard , let me remind you of the united nations charter . i will quote from the charter, which states that all countries must end international disput

for fully, we call for swift actions by the security council. the security council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. and can't stand idly by in the face of a major crisis. russia, china and pakistan have proposed a draft resolution calling for immediate and unconditional ceasefire that protect civilians, respect for international law and engaging in dialogue. we hope council members can demonstrate their strong sense of responsibility by supporting the draft resolution to enable the security council to fulfil its responsibilities for the maintenance of peace. china stands ready to work with the international community to foster synergy, uphold justice and make our efforts to restore peace and stability in the middle east. thank you, president. i thank him for his statement and i dip the floor to the representative of greece. just to reiterate what we heard there. we heard former un envoy china talking about, again, a similar theme to what we have heard previously from other envoys, the exacer

the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council have before them documents 25-353. the text of a draft resolution submitted by algeria, denmark, greece, pakistan, panama, the republic of korea, sierra leone, slovenia, and somalia. the council is ready to proceed to a vote on the draft resolution before it. i now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to make statements before the board. i give the floor to the representative of slovenia. >> thank you, madam president. i have the honor to speak on the solution on behalf of the ten elected members, algeria, denmark, greece, panama, pakistan, the public of korea, sierra leone, and my own country, slovenia. the solution before us, on previous occasions prompted by deep concern over the catastrophic situation in gaza, we deteriorated further after the resumption of hostilities in may. in march. we've heard numerous briefings in this counsel from those of the secretary-general on the broader humanitarian situation to those people working on the grou

it is so decided the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council have before them document s slash 2025 slash 353 the tech stuff. a draft resolution submitted by syria, denmark grease, diana focused on panama, the republic of korea, sierra leone. so be now until malia the council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. i know give the floor to those members of the council who wished to make statements before the vote. i give the floor to the representative of sylvania thank you my, the president. i have the on the to speak on need to use the solution. on behalf of the 10 elected members of syria, denmark, greece, diana found them a package done republic of korea shed la on somalia, on my own country sylvania to the resolution before us was as on previous occasions prompted by our deep concern over the catastrophic situation in garza, which interior it it further after their assumption of facilities in may. in march, apologise, we have heard from numerous briefings in this consul from those of the secretary

the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. i wish to draw the attention of council to document s/2025/335, a letter dated 28th of may 2020 five from the security council, acting in the absence of a facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231, addressed to the president of the security council. and document s/2025/397, the 19th report of the secretary-general on the implementation of security council resolution 2231. at this meeting, the council will hear briefings by ms. rosemary dicarlo, his excellency,, ambassador, permanent representative of slovenia. in his capacity as security council for the implementation of 2231. i now give the floor to ms. rosemary dicarlo. >> madam president, thank you for the opportunity to brief the council on the joint comprehensive plan of action and the implementation of resolution 2231. as the secretary-general noted in his latest report, with less than four months left until the termination of its provisions, the objectives of resolution -- resolution 2231 and those of the jcpoa have

but today, the functioning of the security council and the weakness in the security council , which is a completely political institution , have managed to create a gap in international law. well, international law , we see that the international court of justice international court of justice as a judicial body or general assembly as a body. they could do their job but administratively it is always the security council that has to step in when it comes to implementation . we see in 2001 after the september 11 incident that the security council starts working immediately and issues a resolution within two days and orders to attack afghanistan. but here, unfortunately, the security council has simply remained silent. of course, the security council discussion is simply a political discussion, as i said, it should not keep the hands of the governments tied. we have a resolution called the alliance resolution. for peace, when the repeated vetoes of the permanent members of the security council cause the security council to lose its function , the general assembly can proceed with the reso

security council resolutions. we urge israel, as the occupying force, to fulfill its obligation and follow international law to ensure humanitarian assistance reaches those in desperate need without delay or hindrance and to end its occupation of palestinian land. this is the only path to sustainable peace in the middle east and for the future of many children to come. i thank come about a president. rep. rodrigues-birkett: i think the representative of somalia for his statement and i give the floor to the representative of china. >> let me congratulate you for assuming the president of the security council this month and for greece completing presidency last month. china is disappointed by the result of today's vote. the draft resolution on the humanitarian situation in gaza tabled by the security council clearly calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in gaza and lifting of the blockade on humanitarian supplies. these are the most pressing demands of the people in gaza who are struggling amidst death and

the implementation of security council resolutions in this regard is a responsibility of all members of this council , especially the permanent members. we expressed great concern about this tension. tension resulting from this aggression israel, which has caused deep concern and has very serious consequences and outcomes for the region. we see the government and the esteemed people of iran in such a situation that they have been subjected to aggression. and these threats from israel endanger the peace and stability of the region . in this regard, it is necessary to emphasize once again that the security council must fulfill its responsibilities and act in an appropriate manner. we all must feel responsible in this regard and first of all , we oppose attacks against the islamic republic. iran declares its strong opposition, which is against international law , the use of force should not be it should be accepted . in this regard , international treaties and international standards have emphasized this . also, attacks on iranian nuclear facilities, which are under the supervision of th

the security council bears primary responsibility to maintain international peace and security and to stop this aggression immediately. we must hold the aggressor accountable for its actions. this council must deny israel the free hand and the impunity with which it continues to operate in defines of international law and international opinion. it is also our collective responsibility to reject any notions by anyone anywhere that seek to distort, misuse and abuse the right of self-defense in violation of international law and the u.n. charter. finally, this council must collectively muster the courage to take positions and adopt decisions that are in full conformity with the charter of the united nations. in accordance with its responsibility, the council should encourage, support and prioritize dialogue and diplomacy to advance peaceful resolution of conflicts. that is the only viable path forward, as many around the table have also echoed in their comments. i thank you. >> i thank the representative of pakistan for his statement and i now give the florida to the representative of th

iran you and dem the un security council for its failure to denounce the us and israely attacks on iran's nuclear facilities, while also criticizing the council's double standards and overlooking israel's ondeclared nuclear arsenal and activities. iran's fully monitored peaceful nuclear program has been repeatedly targeted by israel and the united states. this illegal action set a dangerous precedent. undermine the non-priferation regime and damage the credibility of the security council, it is disappointing that the council failed to condemn these illegal attacks, despite a strong request by resolution 487 which prohibits such illegal acts, we call on the council to at the very least explicitly condemn these aggression and ensure they don't happen again, the double standards are blatant, while the us, the uk france maintain massive nuclear arsenals and overlook israel undeclared stock piles, they baselessly claim iran's peaceful. program teiten international peace and security, this political accusation have been refuted for years by iran's transparency and by its full cooperation with i

the security council is against iran. vasily nebenzia said in this meeting that the us and israeli attacks have violated international treaties , but at the same time as the wave of global condemnations of the us joining the zionist regime's aggression against iran and the attack on our country's nuclear facilities , hundreds of peace activists opposed to the war once again took to the streets in new york's times square. they came and shouted for an end to the war. similar demonstrations were held in washington and the us. the people of karachi, pakistan, also held large demonstrations in support of iran and expressed their disgust at the us's aggressive actions. the foreign minister, upon arriving in moscow, said that the us attack on iran's nuclear facilities has severely questioned the npt and shaken the non-proliferation regime . this attack carried out by the us is the first attack on the un charter because it is completely against the charter. it is an attack on international law . it is an attack on there is intern

we are expecting the un security council to convene. just a reaction from iran first of all, threatening retribution and retaliation to those overnight attacks in the ongoing attacks. what are we reading into all of this? that an attack is basically inevitable. the question is when and at what scale and what other than ballistic missiles can iran? use we know drones have been sent over and mostly intercepted, but ballistic missiles is the one thing that they have in their arsenal that they hope some would pass through israel's defences. so that's what is expected and likely to happen very soon if it has not already started. there are some reports that there has been launch is happening in and around the city south of tehran. it looks like missiles headed for israel. so that is yet to be confirmed, but it is what we saw in the supreme leader's message and the president and the spokesperson for the military and armed forces. so there is a cohort of a promise of response. it is inconceivable that after this that they would not. the questio

members that are not part of the security council that would be around. and israel both will speak towards the end of the meeting. so if you're watching this very closely, you just check particularly closely on how what you ran and rush, i'd have to say. but clearly a very important meeting. this will be the 3rd emergency meeting by the security council since june, 13th, when israel launched it's unprovoked attack on your end, about 10 days ago. and tell us a little bit more. as far as we know about the draft resolution that's being set collated in the council. yeah, it's important to point out 1st and foremost that this draft resolution will not be voted on in this meeting and a security council. this is just a draft, so it still needs to circulate among the security council members before it goes up for a boat. probably the earliest would be early to middle of next week. this draft resolution by russia, china, and pakistan. it's short, it's only a page and a half long, but it has 2 key points in it. number one, it condemns in the strongest terms, the at

dangerous precedent, undermine the non-priferation regime and damage the credibility of the security council. it is disappointing that the council. fail to condemn these illegal attacks, despite a strong request by resolution 487 which prohibits such illegal acts. we call on the council to, at the very least explicitly condemn this aggression and ensure they don't happen again. the double standards are blatant, while the us, the uk france maintain massive nuclear arsenals and overlook israel undeclared stock piles, they baselessly claim iran's peaceful program treaten international peace and security, this political accusation have been refuted for years by iran's transparency and by its full cooperation with iea. iran continue to believe a diplomatic resolution to nuclear and sanction issue is possible. our commitment is evident through over full implementation of gcpa and resolution 2231. but if the other parties truly want a resolution, they must respect iran's right and stop undermining diplomacy. iran never initiated this war. once the aggressors stopped their attacks, iran stopp its la

i expect the security council will meet here today at 3:00 p.m. and i will explain to the council why we did what we did and i expect the security council to understand the decision we took. [indiscernible] >> israel still looking at the results of last night's. 200 targets and we showed the capability and the intelligence and whereabouts of the facilities and what they were doing there. and we will continue to do whatever it takes. [indiscernible] >> so, it's nothing new there. for years, they are threatening. and already sent ballistic missiles in we didn't wait for them to assimilate. we take seriously those threats and that's why we did the attack. [indiscernible] >> we have nothing against them. we know they are suffering. and seeing the conditions. and the regime and our fight is not against the people of iran. taking the time and we did everything we can to minimize civilian casualties. radiation until we know. [indiscernible] make sure they have no nuclear capabilities and elaborate on that. they are producing hundreds of missiles. they wa

the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. i wish to warmly welcome the secretary-general, his excellency mr antonio guterres, and give him the floor. with your permission i would make a small introduction, that my two colleagues will brief the council. excellencies, two days ago in these very chambers, i made a direct appeal. give peace a chance. that call was not heeded. instead, the bombing of iranian nuclear facilities by the united states marks a region that is already reeling. i have repeatedly condemned any escalation in the middle east. the people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction. and yet we now risk sending into a rat hole of retaliation after retaliation -- we now risk descending into a rat hole. to avoid it, diplomacy must prevail, civilians must be protected, says mitigation must be guaranteed. we must act immediately and decisively to halt the fighting and return to serious sustain negotiations on the iran nuclear programme. we need a credible, comprehensive and verifiable solution, one tha

nuclear activities is guaranteed, and even then it will require approval from the supreme national security council. speaking following the approval, parliament speaker muhammad said iran's peaceful nuclear program will now. as a result, the atomic energy organization of iran is suspending its cooperation with the agency until the security of its nuclear facilities is guaranteed and iran's peaceful nuclear program will advance at. the usa's military strikes on three iranian nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program and likely only set it back by months that's according to a media report citing an intelligence assessment by the pentagon. sources say it is based on a battle damage assessment conducted by us central command in the aftermath the us strikes. the early findings are at odds with president donald trump's repeated claims that the strikes completely and totally obliverated iran's nuclear enrichment facilities. two of the people familiar with the assessment said iran's stock pile of enriched uranium was not destroyed. one of the peopl

iran's un envoy, amir of said ervany has slammed the security council for its double standard. and overlooking israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal and activities and over 50 more palestinians are killed in the israeli regime's latest air strikes on the gaza strip as the depth to surpasses 56,100 people. hello and welcome to press tv's world news, i'm marsia hashimi, of thanks so much for being with us. first story takes us here in iran to the parliament, which has passed the bill to suspend the country's cooperation with the international atomic energy agency. the legislative body approved both the general principles and specific provisions of the bill. according to the legislation, the iaea inspectors will not be allowed to enter the country. inspections, unless the security of iran's nuclear facilities and its peaceful nuclear activities is guaranteed, and even then it will require approval from the supreme national security council. speaking, following the approval, parliament speaker mohammed barff said iran's peaceful nuclear program will now accelerate at a faster pace. the islamic repub

the 9,944th meeting of the security council is called to order. the provisional agenda for this meeting. it's none proliferation. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council provisional rules of procedure. i invite the representatives of germany, the islamic republic of iran and israel to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. in accordance with rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure. i invite the following prefers to participate in this meeting. mr. rosemary dicarlo, under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs and his excellency, mrs. stavros lambrinidis, head of the delegation of the european union to the united nations. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. i wish to draw the attention of council members to document s slash 2020 5/335. a letter dated 20th of may 20, 25 from the president of the security council, acting in the absence of a facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 addressed to the president of

the united states is a permanent member of the security council . the united nations security council has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. that is, in cases where a threat to peace occurs, a breach of peace occurs, or an act of military aggression occurs , the security council must intervene. therefore, the responsibility of the united states as one of the five permanent members of the security council is a special responsibility , and if it itself commits an act of military aggression against a member state, it becomes even more severe. this further violates the law. another point is that the united states is a trustee of the non-proliferation treaty. on the other hand, iran's peaceful nuclear program was approved by the un security council in resolution 2231. the jcpoa is a document that still exists . the united states submitted a resolution related to this document to the un security council in 2015, and this resolution was adopted unanimously. there was no vote , so with one action. the aggressive act

the security council is the primary body responsible for maintaining international peace and security and should play a greater role in this regard. we support the council and taking necessary actions in a timely fashion. china stands ready to continue to strengthen communication and coordination with all relevant parties, build synergies, uphold justice and play a constructive role in restoring peace in the middle east. thank you, president. >> i think the representative from china for his statement and i give the floor to the representative from pakistan. >> thank you, madam president. i would like to thank the secretary-general for his presence and thoughtful and compelling remarks. secretary-general, you spoke about the defining moment and our collective future. as well as collective responsibility. i fully agree with you and your call to give peace a chance. in that context your appeal to end the fighting and return to negotiations. i am also thankful to the undersecretary general for her complementary briefing as well as briefing by director general grossi. note in particular hi

john: security council resolutions in theory carry the weight of international law.ve meant there was some sort of binding duty, had this been passed, to move to the cease-fire, to remove the hostages, to allow substantial aid to begin flowing in to gaza again. the big question is over enforcement. as so often these resolutions end up being more symbolic. nonetheless there is the view that they matter because this is the only forum where there sorts of affairs can be discussed at a global level and where some sort of authority could be exercised in terms of sending a message. that is why i think they tend nonpermanent members bringing the resolution were so keen to do so, because of that humanitarian element included. we have had plenty of resolutions calling for cease-fires and demanding the release of hostages. the u.s. route -- vetoed many of them even through the biden administration. what is different this time, the very current focus on the question of access of humanitarian assistance into gaza. once again we saw this sharp divide between the u.s. on one side

conflict should make efforts to cool down the situation rather than the opposite of the what the security council, as the primary body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, should play a great role in this regard. we support the council in taking necessary actions in a timely fashion about china as dense, ready to continue to strengthen communication and coordination with all relevant parties, build synergies apo justice and say a constructive role in restoring peace in the middle east. think of president, i talked to representative of china for his statement and i give the slower now to the representative of pakistan. the thank you man, president a. this is live coverage of the united submission security type, which is holding a meeting on the contract. there. israel and environment, just how does the chinas ambassador to united nations on for kong, talking to the child of good faith and talking about the need for a diplomatic effort to bring an end to the conflict that's kind of going on. prior to that, we had a statement from his i filed grossi, the director general, th

our top story, the united states is once again vedoed a un security council resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional cease fire in gaza. the resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the council did not pass due to the negative vote by the us. "the text called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent cease fire and gaz at also demanded the lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieg territory. this was the council's first vote on the issue since november last year when the us blocked another resolution which also sought to end israel's war on gaza, following the veto, ambassadors of several un members criticized washington's move, china's permanent envoy stressed that the veto proved that the us is the main obstacle. to measures that would end the war in gaza. today's vote result once again exposes that the root cause of the council's inability to call the conflict in gaza is a repeated obstruction by the us, who has vetoed the council's request for seesfire multiple times. another opportunity was missed to show - that the

but there's clearly so much the security council can do. and we also heard from the during, and basset are saying clearly this is a trying to send a message again. also to is real that there crimes in guys a need to be accounted for as well as a permanent member with you and security council. the us has blots multiple resolutions. calling for an end to the financing and garza 11 days into the hold of us, vetoed a brazilian draft resolution quoting see how monetary and pauses. so that's u. n. agencies and to gone to by then 3 and a whole 1000 palestinians have been killed. a few weeks later, it blocked a motion by the united arab emirates, demanding an immediate cease fire. at that point, the death toll was closer 217000. then in january 2024, the usb totes yet another resolution which demanded an immediate si, fi by then. more than 29000 palestinians had been killed in november. the toad, a full resolution calling for an unconditional c saw are in guns by then, is really a tax had killed maybe 44000 palestinians. and today monks the 5th tim

, what kind of security council is this about preserving spiritual and moral values, well, today i looked at the transcript on the kremlin website, it is so absurd that it even looks funny, don't you think so, well, it seems to me that there are topics that - the russian dictator is very interested. in a personal sense, here is the fate of ukraine, of course, his conquest there, the collapse of europe, traditional values, our youth, demography, if you put it all together, and in general turn a bureaucratic meeting already in such a, well, very mature or even overripe dictatorship, eh, so people just gather to please the leader, and the leader generally talks about his own, what really worries him, then it seems to me, then we will encounter something like this kind of meetings about traditional values, it is very typical that people really expected some kind of atrocities from putin once again, everything turned into putin simply coming to talk about his own with his officials, well, i mean, maybe there is some kind of closed part there and i don’t know, there is something public

madam president, the security council must act now, finally and decisively. in 1981, this very council disbanded unanimously to the israelite mutiny attack, nuclear reactor by adopting resolution 487, which unequivocally condemned the flagrant violation of the charter of the united nations and international law, the council also called on this criminal regime to refrain from any such acts or threats in the future. as the council and force that resolution and held israel accountable at that time, this regime would not have been emboldened to continue this unlawful behaviour with impunity. the current aggression is a direct consequence of the case of an action and double standards. madam president, the islamic republic of iran preserves its right to preserve defence as enshrined in article 51 of the un charter. we will respond decisively and proportionately to the use act of aggression at a time and a place and by means of its choosing. this is not a threat. this is the natural legal and necessary consequence of an unprovoked military attack. iran's response wil