India stood with Canada in an attempt to amend a United Nations resolution, seeking condemnation of Hamas attacks. Unfortunately, the amendment did not garner the necessary majority.
In the UN session on Friday, India chose to abstain from voting on a resolution addressing the immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The resolution, proposed by Jordan, emphasized unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip but omitted any mention of Hamas.
Canada proposed an amendment, urging the condemnation of ‘terrorist attacks by Hamas.’ India, alongside 87 other nations, voted in favor of Canada’s amendment. Regrettably, it failed to be adopted due to lacking a two-thirds majority.
Representing India at the UN, Deputy Permanent Representative Yojna Patel played a significant role in these proceedings.
The Jordan-drafted resolution titled ‘Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations’ found support from 120 nations, with 14 nations voting against it and 45 abstaining.
Notably, India, along with Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Ukraine, and the UK, abstained from voting on the resolution