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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: What the recent UNSC resolution means for Palestinians in Gaza
Description: After several failed efforts, the United Nations Security Council managed to pass a resolution on March 25 calling for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine. Resolution 2728 passed because unlike in three previous occasions the United States chose not to use its veto power but abstained. The resolution passed 14-0.In a related development, the International Court of Justice warned on March 28 that the prolonged and widespread deprivation of food by Israel to the Palestinians meant that famine was setting in in Gaza.Also, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights Francesca Albanese said on March 26 there were...