Malaysia commends 121 countries that stood up for Gaza at UNGA emergency session


The emergency special session of the UN General Assembly. - Photo: Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia commends the 121 countries that had the courage to stand up for humanity and supported the resolution on Gaza proposed by Jordan, co-sponsored by 46 countries including Malaysia, calling for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Malaysia's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, Datuk Dr Ahmad Faisal Muhamad, said the resolution adopted during the 10th Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) also marked an important first step taken at the UN, bringing back a glimmer of hope, faith, and trust in the multilateral process.

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