UN General Assembly votes for ceasefire in Gaza

Australia was among 153 nation states to affirm a ceasefire in Gaza during the General Assembly meeting on December 13, 2023.

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00:00 Those in favour of draft resolution A/ES10/L27, please signify.

00:09 Those against and abstentions.

00:14 The General Assembly is now voting on draft resolution A/ES10/L27 entitled Protection

00:22 of Civilians and Upholding Legal and Humanitarian Obligations.

00:27 Will all delegations confirm that their votes are correctly reflected on the screen?

00:37 The voting has been completed.

00:42 And please lock the machine.

00:45 [Applause]

01:04 The result of the vote is as follows.

01:08 153 in favour.

01:12 10 against.

01:15 23 abstentions.

01:18 Draft resolution A/ES10/L27 has been adopted.

01:26 [Applause]

01:34 [BLANK_AUDIO]