UN General Assembly supports Palestinian bid for membership despite US opposition

UN General Assembly presses Security Council to consider Palestine’s full membership

The UN General Assembly, in a meeting convened on Friday in New York, has urged the Security Council to give “ favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request The post UN General Assembly presses Security Council to consider Palestine’s full membership appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights, reviving its membership bid

The UN General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The world body approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions. The United States voted against it, along with Israel, Argentina, Czechia, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and …

UN general assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine as member

Passing the resolution is seen as symbolic, as the US is likely to use its veto in the Security Council.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq hail UN General Assembly’s resolution to reconsider Palestine's membership bid

General Assembly overwhelmingly endorses resolution calling for reevaluation of Palestine's UN membership bid, granting additional rights - Anadolu Ajansı

Hamas welcomes UN resolution for Palestine's membership bid

Hamas has welcomed the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution recommending the Security Council to reconsider the membership of Palestine.

Turkey welcomes the UN General Assembly resolution on Palestine and calls on the international community to stop Israel, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. RIA Novosti, May 10, 2024