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18
April
2024

US veto blocks Palestine’s full UN membership recommendation

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📅 18 April 2024 📍 United States

The Security Council draft received 12 votes in favour, one against and two abstentions, but the US veto prevented a recommendation to the General Assembly. The episode illustrated how permanent-member privilege can outweigh broad support among states, including many NAM members.

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People in this event

Riyad Mansour

Robert Wood

Organizations in this Event

United Nations Security Council

State of Palestine