The use of the veto at the United Nations Security Council has become an “arbitrary and detrimental tool,” Turkiye’s deputy UN representative, Anadolu Agency reports.

“The use of the veto has become an arbitrary and detrimental tool, whereby the common good is sacrificed over individual interests,” said Guven. “The inaction over Gaza has been another case in point.”

She said the Security Council was unable to adopt a single resolution on Gaza for over a month, despite calls by the international community and millions of people who took to the streets around the world.

“And the two resolutions that were eventually adopted failed to call for what is fundamentally needed to stop the bloodshed in Gaza: an immediate ceasefire,” she added.