Is the United States misusing its veto at the UN Security Council? | Inside Story

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Is the United States misusing its veto at the UN Security Council? | Inside Story



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4 Mar2024

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Five months of Israeli strikes on Gaza - and the United Nations has failed to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire. Three votes have been held at the Security Council - but the United States has vetoed them all. The UN's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the veto as an instrument that's paralysed the council from taking action on the strip. That's a sentiment Palestine's ambassador to the UN has also voiced - saying American vetoes have cost Palestinians their lives. The US is one of only five permanent members that can veto resolutions - and it's accused of misusing it. So is the use of the veto a hindrance to decision-making in the UN Security Council? And does it only serve the agenda of a select group of countries? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Richard Gowan- UN Director at the International Crisis Group. Mouin Rabbani - Non-resident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies Carne Ross - Adviser for the UN Summit of the Future. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter   / ajenglish   Find us on Facebook   / aljazeera   Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page:   / aljazeeraenglish   Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedStates #UnitedNations #UNSC #Veto #UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil #Palestine #UNGAGazaEmergencyMeeting #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaStarvation