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UPDATING LIVE: General Assembly President condemns 'catastrophic, unconscionable, shameful' conditions in Gaza

The General Assembly met this morning to examine the US veto of the latest Security Council draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, where a grim, forewarned landscape of famine has seen babies and children die of starvation in recent days. The President of the General Assembly described the situation as catastrophic and shameful as dozens of ambassadors also denounced humanitarian conditions there. We'll be back with more from the General Assembly at 3:00PM New York time, when the UN Palestine relief agency chief will brief Member States. Follow our live coverage here and at @UN_News_Centre.