Why Moldova Voted for a Gaza Ceasefire
The UN transcript records Moldova’s support for aid access and hostage release, as well as its condemnation of Hamas.
On December 12, 2023, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution ES-10/22 by 153 votes to 10, with 23 abstentions. Moldova voted yes. The resolution called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, humanitarian access and the immediate, unconditional release of hostages.
Moldova’s delegate, Gheorghe Leucă, condemned Hamas’s October 7 attack and said his delegation would have welcomed proposed Austrian and American amendments. He explained that Moldova backed the final resolution because of the urgent humanitarian situation. The amendments and the vote on the final text are separate parts of the record.
The transcript documents the government’s stated rationale. Although a pro-Palestinian protest took place in Chișinău the preceding month, the sources do not connect it to the vote or document a public service disruption caused by the protest.
Each bar uses all 193 member states as its scale. UN voting record