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17.11.2025 Explanation of vote on US resolution on Gaza

Who Permanent Representative, Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen
Who Permanent Representative, Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen
When 17.11.2025

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Thank you, Mr. President,

 

After two years of brutal conflict in Gaza, the guns were finally silenced as the ceasefire entered into force on October 10th. A long-awaited pause that offers renewed hope after immense suffering and hardship. Our hope is that Israelis and Palestinians alike can now finally begin recovering from the horrors of war and the devastation it has caused.

 

Denmark voted in favour of this resolution in support of President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. We extend our sincere appreciation to the United States, Qatar, Egypt, and Türkiye for their relentless efforts to secure an agreement on a ceasefire and the first phase of the plan under extremely difficult circumstances. This plan represents our best opportunity to bring about lasting peace in the Middle East.

 

A peace in which civilians in Gaza can live in dignity and safety. 

 

A peace in which Palestinians can shape their own future, and where Gaza is reunited with the West Bank under a reformed Palestinian Authority, as part of a two-state solution. A peace in which Israel is secure from terrorism, and Palestinians and Israelis live side by side in stability, coexistence, and mutual security.

 

Mr. President,

 

Bringing the Gaza Peace Plan to the Council was a welcome decision, and we thank the United States for their engaged approach during the negotiations. Throughout the negotiations, Denmark has worked consistently and constructively to arrive at the best conditions for this peace to be sustainable, just and all-encompassing. In this regard, we would have liked to see greater clarity on the role and composition of the Board of Peace and the International Stabilisation Force in the resolution.

 

Going forward, it will be essential to ensure that the implementation of the resolution takes place in full compliance with international law and the mandate given today. And in accordance with the Palestinian right to self-determination, as we have consistently raised during negotiations. It will be important for the Council to follow up on this mandate and we welcome the reporting obligation of the Bord of Peace to the Council.

 

It remains key to ensure unhindered access for humanitarian aid to Gaza, which should be delivered in accordance with International Humanitarian Law and in line with the humanitarian principles by the UN-led humanitarian system, which is best placed to undertake this monumental task.

 

In this spirit, we believe that the resolution lays out a credible path towards peace that the region urgently needs. The region has voiced its full support and Denmark has listened.

 

Mr. President,

 

Today, Denmark has voted with hope and with humility but also with a sense of optimism. We hope that this resolution will mark the first step towards a future in which peace is no longer negotiated in this chamber, but lived – day by day - in two states, in a region that can finally fulfil the potential that has been hindered by war for far too long.

 

I thank you.