China and Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft resolution sponsored by the United States while a second Russian-backed resolution failed to secure sufficient votes.
The development has deepened the Security Council’s deadlock over any unified response to address the crisis in Gaza and Israel.
The U.S.-led draft resolution failed to pass, owing to a negative vote by permanent Security Council members, China and Russia.
Ten members of the Council voted for the draft resolution and three against (China, Russia and UAE), with two abstentions (Brazil and Mozambique).
A ‘no’ vote from any one of the five permanent members of the Council stops action on any measure put before it.
The body’s permanent members are China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.