Public health implications of the unprovoked attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran on civilians and essential civilian infrastructure in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan

Year

2026

UN Body

World Health Organization

Session

79

Session Type

Regular

Symbol

WHA79/6

Agenda Item

14.5

Country Concerned

Iran

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

  • This resolution condemns attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Gulf states and Jordan and expresses concern over their impact on healthcare systems in the affected countries.

Main Sponsors

Algeria, Bahrain, Canada, Comoros, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen

Vote

Yes - 91, No - 2, Abstain - 31, Absent - 56

Key Praise

None

Key Criticism

  • "CONDEMNS in the strongest terms the attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against civilians and civilian objects, including objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan…"
  • "DEPLORES the impact of these attacks on health, including mental health and psychosocial well-being."

Full Vote

  • Yes91

    • Albania
    • Algeria
    • Andorra
    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Bahamas
    • Bahrain
    • Bangladesh
    • Belgium
    • Bhutan
    • Bulgaria
    • Canada
    • Central African Republic
    • Chile
    • Costa Rica
    • Croatia
    • Cyprus
    • Czechia
    • Denmark
    • Djibouti
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • Egypt
    • Estonia
    • Ethiopia
    • Finland
    • France
    • Georgia
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Grenada
    • Guatemala
    • Guyana
    • Honduras
    • Hungary
    • Iceland
    • Iraq
    • Ireland
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Jordan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kiribati
    • Kuwait
    • Latvia
    • Lebanon
    • Libya
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Maldives
    • Malta
    • Monaco
    • Montenegro
    • Morocco
    • Nepal
    • Netherlands
    • New Zealand
    • Nigeria
    • North Macedonia
    • Norway
    • Oman
    • Pakistan
    • Panama
    • Paraguay
    • Peru
    • Philippines
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Qatar
    • South Korea
    • Moldova
    • San Marino
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Serbia
    • Singapore
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Syria
    • Thailand
    • Tonga
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • Tunisia
    • Tuvalu
    • Ukraine
    • United Arab Emirates
    • United Kingdom
    • Uruguay
  • No2

    • Iran
    • Nicaragua
  • Abstain31

    • Angola
    • Armenia
    • Barbados
    • Belarus
    • Brazil
    • Brunei
    • Burkina Faso
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Colombia
    • Comoros
    • Congo
    • Fiji
    • Ghana
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Mali
    • Mauritius
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Mongolia
    • Namibia
    • Russia
    • South Africa
    • Sri Lanka
    • Suriname
    • Switzerland
    • East Timor
    • Uganda
    • Vietnam
  • Absent56

    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Azerbaijan
    • Belize
    • Benin
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Botswana
    • Burundi
    • Cape Verde
    • Cameroon
    • Chad
    • Ivory Coast
    • Cuba
    • North Korea
    • Democratic Republic of Congo
    • El Salvador
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Eritrea
    • Eswatini
    • Gabon
    • Gambia
    • Guinea
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Haiti
    • Kenya
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Laos
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Madagascar
    • Malawi
    • Marshall Islands
    • Mauritania
    • Mozambique
    • Nauru
    • Niger
    • Palau
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Romania
    • Rwanda
    • St. Kitts and Nevis
    • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Samoa
    • Sao Tome and Principe
    • Senegal
    • Seychelles
    • Sierra Leone
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tajikistan
    • Togo
    • Turkey
    • Turkmenistan
    • Tanzania
    • Uzbekistan
    • Vanuatu
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe