Summary
The Security Council resolution adopted at the 9520th meeting on 22 December 2023, which stresses that the Gaza Strip constitutes an integral part of the territory occupied in 1967, demands delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale directly to the Palestinian civilian population throughout Gaza through all available routes, calls for urgent steps to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities, and requests appointment of a Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator and a UN mechanism for accelerating relief consignments (Resolution 2720 (2023) on Gaza (22 December 2023), PDF p.1-3).
Details
- Paragraph 12 reiterates the two-State solution and stresses unifying the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority; paragraph 14 demands implementation of resolution 2712 (2023) in full (PDF p.4). No vote count is given in the file.
- Resolution 2728 (2024) cites it, with 2712, for the demand to lift all barriers to assistance at scale (Resolution 2728 (2024) on Gaza (25 March 2024), PDF p.1).
Related pages
Resolution 2720 (2023) on Gaza (22 December 2023), UN Security Council, UN Security Council Resolution 2712, Two-state solution, Gaza