WHO Executive Board Adopts Resolution Calling for Unimpeded Flow of Aid into Gaza

During discussions around the resolution, US representatives opposed calls for a ceasefire, saying it would be “not only unrealistic but also dangerous.” Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza has killed over 18,000 people.

Members of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board successfully adopted a resolution on the health conditions in the Occupied Palestinian territories during a rare special session of this body. Different opinions were voiced throughout the day of December 10 as the draft resolution was tabled at the meeting. However, the session resulted in adoption by consensus, something that other United Nations (UN) agencies did not manage to achieve.