Quraysha Ismail Sooliman | UN Security Council and the elusive ceasefire: Can states break stalemate?

Until emerging powers from the global South, and courageous leadership from BRICS+, establish a rehabilitated international framework supported by enforceable laws, the impasse in the global order is likely to persist when it comes to the Israel-Hamas conflict, argues Quraysha Ismail Sooliman.

In light of persistent breaches of every "red line" delineated by international law and the repeated erosion of the moral imperatives of human conscience since 7 October, a pivotal question emerges: What constitutes the enduring purpose of international law and the UN? 

After 170 days of Israel's relentless genocidal campaign in the occupied Gazan territories, the UN Security Council, convened on 25 March to adopt a resolution urging an immediate ceasefire throughout the month of Ramadan.