UNITED NATIONS: Members of the UN Safety Council failed to succeed in a consensus Thursday on a bid by Palestinians for full UN membership, which means the longshot effort is now possible headed for a extra formal council vote.
The Palestinians, who’ve had observer standing on the world physique since 2012, have lobbied for years to achieve full membership, which might quantity to recognition of Palestinian statehood.
Any request to turn out to be a UN member state should first move by the Safety Council — the place Israel‘s ally the US wields a veto — after which be endorsed by the Common Meeting.
In gentle of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, Palestinians revived a 2011 UN membership utility final week, prompting the Safety Council to launch a proper evaluation course of. This included the advert hoc committee that failed to succeed in consensus Thursday and was composed of the council’s member states.
Throughout its closed-door assembly “there was no consensus,” mentioned Maltese Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, who holds the council’s rotating presidency for April.
Nevertheless, two-thirds of the members had been in favor of full membership, she mentioned, with out specifying which nations.
Whereas the advert hoc committee can solely transfer ahead by consensus — loosely talking, when everyone seems to be in settlement — any Safety Council member might now put forth a decision for vote on the matter.
In keeping with diplomatic sources, a vote may very well be held April 18, introduced forth by Algeria which represents Arab nations on the Council.
Even when the matter had been to obtain the required 9 of 15 votes, observers predict a veto from the US.
Washington maintains the United Nations will not be the place for hashing out Palestinian statehood, which it stresses needs to be the results of an settlement between Israel and the Palestinians.
“All we ask for is to take our rightful place among the many group of countries,” Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour instructed reporters earlier this week.
The Gaza conflict started after Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 assault towards Israel left 1,170 folks lifeless, largely civilians, in line with Israeli figures.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed not less than 33,545 folks in Gaza, largely ladies and kids, in line with the Hamas-run territory’s well being ministry.
The Palestinians, who’ve had observer standing on the world physique since 2012, have lobbied for years to achieve full membership, which might quantity to recognition of Palestinian statehood.
Any request to turn out to be a UN member state should first move by the Safety Council — the place Israel‘s ally the US wields a veto — after which be endorsed by the Common Meeting.
In gentle of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, Palestinians revived a 2011 UN membership utility final week, prompting the Safety Council to launch a proper evaluation course of. This included the advert hoc committee that failed to succeed in consensus Thursday and was composed of the council’s member states.
Throughout its closed-door assembly “there was no consensus,” mentioned Maltese Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, who holds the council’s rotating presidency for April.
Nevertheless, two-thirds of the members had been in favor of full membership, she mentioned, with out specifying which nations.
Whereas the advert hoc committee can solely transfer ahead by consensus — loosely talking, when everyone seems to be in settlement — any Safety Council member might now put forth a decision for vote on the matter.
In keeping with diplomatic sources, a vote may very well be held April 18, introduced forth by Algeria which represents Arab nations on the Council.
Even when the matter had been to obtain the required 9 of 15 votes, observers predict a veto from the US.
Washington maintains the United Nations will not be the place for hashing out Palestinian statehood, which it stresses needs to be the results of an settlement between Israel and the Palestinians.
“All we ask for is to take our rightful place among the many group of countries,” Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour instructed reporters earlier this week.
The Gaza conflict started after Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 assault towards Israel left 1,170 folks lifeless, largely civilians, in line with Israeli figures.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed not less than 33,545 folks in Gaza, largely ladies and kids, in line with the Hamas-run territory’s well being ministry.
