UN Security Council Adopts Gaza Humanitarian Resolution After US Vetoes Ceasefire

This latest UNSC resolution drops the call for a full and immediate ceasefire in favor of increased humanitarian aid efforts.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 8, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images

After weeks of negotiations, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution on Friday to expand humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

The resolution passed in the 15-member UNSC with the support of 13 members, while Russia and the United States—which both have veto power as permanent members—elected to abstain from the vote.