QR codeQR code

The Security Council votes on Palestine's membership in the United Nations

news agency َAfghan News , 20 Apr 2024 - 14:26

The United Nations Security Council said that a draft resolution on Palestine's full membership in the United Nations is to be approved in the Security Council of this organization.


According to Amac News; The United Nations Security Council will vote tomorrow (Friday, April 19) on Palestine's full membership in the United Nations.
Reuters writes that the draft of this resolution will be passed if 9 of the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council vote for it and none of the five members constantly use their rights.
Reuters, citing diplomatic sources, wrote that most members of the Security Council agree with this draft, but the United States will probably veto it.
Linda Thomas Greenfield, the US representative to the United Nations, said on Wednesday this week that Palestine in the United Nations does not solve the country's problems.
The United Nations General Assembly recognized Palestine as a non-member state in 2012, but the request for full membership of this country must first reach the Security Council and then at least two-thirds of the General Assembly must vote in favor of it.
Palestinians want a state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. The lands that were captured by Israel in 1967.
 


Story Code: 274

News Link :
https://www.amacnews.com/en/news/274/the-security-council-votes-on-palestine-s-membership-in-the-united-nations

AMAC
  https://www.amacnews.com