US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership

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Ambassador Robert A. Wood of the United States votes against the draft resolution on Palestine in the Security Council.

18 April 2024 UN Affairs

The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto.

In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft resolution that would have recommended the General Assembly to hold a vote with the broader UN membership to allow Palestine to join as a full UN Member State.

The draft resolution is among the shortest in the Council’s history: “The Security Council, having examined the application of the State of Palestine for admission to the United Nations (S/2011/592), recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership in the United Nations.”

For a draft resolution to pass, the Council must have at least nine members in favour and none of its permanent members – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States – using their veto power.