Palestine takes up seat among UN member states in ‘historic moment’ at General Assembly opening session
- The UN General Assembly has granted Palestine's representative a seat among member states, promoting their rights, though full UN membership is still pending.
- This historic moment occurred during the 79th General Assembly session, marking Palestine's first participation as a representative delegation.
- The rights for Palestine were adopted in May, with a majority backing the move, including support from Japan.
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Palestine granted seat among member states at UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly has upgraded the rights of the representative of Palestine by allowing the envoy a seat among member nations. The ambassador has observer status and has yet to be given full UN membership.
Palestine makes history by taking seat at UN General Assembly
Palestine took a seat at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday in a "historic moment" for the nation, amid strong resistance by Israel to Palestinian statehood. The Palestine Authority's envoy, Riyad Mansour, sat at a table marked 'State of Palestine' between UN member states Sri Lanka and Sudan. The Palestinian Permanent Mission to the UN shared a clip on social media of the Ambassador of Egypt and the President of the General Assembly confirming …
Palestine Takes Seat Among UN Member States At 79th General Assembly Session
The 79th session of the UN General Assembly kicked off in New York with the presence of the representatives of Palestine, who have been given a seat in the General Assembly Hall next to the UN member states. Palestine is not a full member of the 193-member UN body. The Palestinian Authority's envoy to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, took his place on Tuesday afternoon at a table marked "State of Palestine" between Sri Lanka and Sudan. Palesti…
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