US and Israel vote against UN resolution recognising slavery as 'gravest' crime against humanity

Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Thu, 03/26/2026 - 11:47 Resolution on African slave trade tabled by Ghana rejected by US while European states and Japan abstain UN Security Council members vote on a draft resolution on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters on 11 March, in New York City (File/AFP) Off The US and Israel were among a handful of countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning slavery as the "gravest" crime against humanity and calling for reparation