UN General Assembly supports Palestinian bid for membership despite US opposition
- The UN General Assembly resolution, approved by a vote of 143 to 9 with 25 abstentions, grants new rights and privileges to Palestine, recognizing its right to become the 194th member.
- The resolution will present a Palestinian membership bid to the UN Security Council for favorable reconsideration, despite an expected US veto, as seen in the past.
- The US is likely to veto the Palestinian membership request in the Security Council, following its previous veto in April.
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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.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly, by an overwhelming majority, of a resolution recognizing that the State of Palestine is eligible for full membership in the United Nations in accordance with Article 4 of its Charter, granting it additional rights and benefits, and recommending that the Security Council reconsider this matter positively. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this …
143 of the 193 countries voted to strengthen the role of the Palestinians in the largest body of the United Nations. Germany and the USA abstain, Israel is angry.
Голосование Генеральной Ассамблеи, состоящей из 193 стран-членов, носит рекомендательный характер и являлось глобальным исследованием уровня поддержки попыток Палестины стать полноправным членом ООН.
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