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United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/23

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UN General Assembly
Resolution ES-10/23
  State of Palestine   In favour   Against   Abstentions   Non-Voting   Non member
Date10 May 2024
Meeting no.10th Emergency Special Session (continuation)
CodeA/ES-10/23 (Document)
SubjectAdmission of new Members to the United Nations
Voting summary
  • 143 voted for
  • 9 voted against
  • 25 abstained
  • 16 absent
ResultAdopted

United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/23 is a resolution of the tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly which upgrades Palestine's rights in the United Nations as an Observer State, without offering full membership. It urged the Security Council to give "favourable consideration" to Palestine's request. According to the resolution, the Palestinian mission will now have the right to sit in the General Assembly among other states in alphabetical order, rather than in its current observer seat at the back of the chamber. But the resolution also makes plain that "the State of Palestine, in its capacity as an observer State, does not have the right to vote in the General Assembly or to put forward its candidature to United Nations organs".

The resolution passed with 143 countries voting in favour, 25 abstaining, 16 non-voting, and nine voting against. The nine countries that opposed the resolution were Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the United States.[1][2][3]

Additional rights for the State of Palestine

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The additional rights and privileges of afforded to the State of Palestine are as follows:[4]

  • (a) The right to be seated among Member States in alphabetical order;
  • (b) The right of inscription on the list of speakers under agenda items other than Palestinian and Middle East issues in the order in which it signifies its desire to speak;
  • (c) The right to make statements on behalf of a group, including among representatives of major groups;
  • (d) The right to submit proposals and amendments and introduce them, including orally, including on behalf of a group;
  • (e) The right to co-sponsor proposals and amendments, including on behalf of a group;
  • (f) The right to make explanations of vote on behalf of the States Members of a group;
  • (g) The right of reply regarding positions of a group;
  • (h) The right to raise procedural motions, including points of order and requests to put proposals to the vote, including the right to challenge the decision of the presiding officer, including on behalf of a group;
  • (i) The right to propose items to be included in the provisional agenda of the regular or special sessions and the right to request the inclusion of supplementary or additional items in the agenda of regular or special sessions;
  • (j) The right of members of the delegation of the State of Palestine to be elected as officers in the plenary and the Main Committees of the General Assembly;
  • (k) The right to full and effective participation in United Nations conferences and international conferences and meetings convened under the auspices of the General Assembly or, as appropriate, under the auspices of other organs of the United Nations, in line with its participation in the high-level political forum on sustainable development.

The State of Palestine will continue not to have the right to vote in the General Assembly or to put forward its candidature to United Nations organs.[4]

Voting result

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  • G7Country
  • 〇Countries that do not recognize Palestine as a state but approve of the resolution
  • ◆Countries that recognize Palestine as a state but opposed the resolution
  • ⁂Countries co-authoring the resolution
Agree (143)
70 countries co-sponsored the resolution
Abstention (25) Oppose (9) No vote (16)
 Algeria
 Andorra
 Angola
 Antigua and Barbuda
 Armenia
 Australia
 Azerbaijan
 Bahamas
 Bahrain
 Bangladesh
 Barbados
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Belize
 Benin
 Bhutan
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Botswana
 Brazil
 Brunei Darussalam
 Burkina Faso
 Burundi
 Cabo Verde
 Cambodia
 Central African Republic
 Chad
 Chile
 China
 Colombia
 Comoros
 Costa Rica
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Cuba
 Cyprus
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
 Denmark
 Djibouti
 Dominica
 Dominican Republic
 Egypt
 El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea
 Estonia
 Ethiopia
 France ★〇
 Gabon
 Gambia
 Ghana
 Greece
 Grenada
 Guatemala
 Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau
 Guyana
 Haiti
 Honduras
 Iceland
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Iraq
 Ireland
 Jamaica
 Japan ★〇
 Jordan
 Kazakhstan
 Kenya
 Kuwait
 Kyrgyzstan
 Laos
 Lebanon
 Lesotho
 Libya
 Liechtenstein
 Luxembourg
 Madagascar
 Malaysia
 Maldives
 Mali
 Malta
 Mauritania
 Mauritius
 Mexico
 Mongolia
 Montenegro
 Morocco
 Mozambique
 Myanmar
 Namibia
   Nepal
 New Zealand
 Nicaragua
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Norway
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Panama
 Peru
 Philippines
 Poland
 Portugal
 Qatar
Republic of Korea
 Russia
 Rwanda
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 San Marino
 Saudi Arabia
 Senegal
 Serbia
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Singapore
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Somalia
 South Africa
 Spain
 Sri Lanka
 Sudan
 Suriname
 Syria
 Tajikistan
 Thailand
 Timor-Leste
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Tunisia
 Turkmenistan
 Turkey
 Uganda
 United Arab Emirates
 Tanzania
 Uruguay
 Uzbekistan
 Vietnam
 Yemen
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe
 Albania
 Austria
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Croatia
 Fiji
 Finland
 Georgia
 Germany
 Italy
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Malawi
 Marshall Islands Moldova
 Monaco
 Netherlands
 North Macedonia
 Paraguay
 Romania
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Ukraine
 United Kingdom
 Vanuatu
 Argentina ◆
 Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Israel
 Micronesia
 Nauru
 Palau
 Papua New Guinea
 United States of America
 Afghanistan
 Cameroon
 Congo
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Ecuador
 Eswatini
 Kiribati
 Liberia
 Samoa
 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Solomon Islands
 South Sudan
 Togo
 Tonga
 Tuvalu
 Venezuela[1]
Observer:  Holy See ,  State of Palestine

UNESCO Voting record

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Agree Abstention Oppose Not Present to Vote Ineligible to Vote
 Afghanistan
 Albania
 Algeria
 Angola
 Antigua and Barbuda
 Azerbaijan
 Bahamas
 Bahrain
 Bangladesh
 Barbados
 Belarus
 Belize
 Bhutan
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Botswana
 Brazil
 Brunei Darussalam
 Bulgaria
 Cabo Verde
 Central African Republic
 Chad
 Chile
 China
 Colombia
 Congo
 Costa Rica
 Cuba
 Djibouti
 Dominica
 Dominican Republic
 Ecuador
 Egypt
 El Salvador
 Eritrea
 France
 Gabon
 Georgia
 Ghana
 Greece
 Guyana
 Haiti
 Iceland
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Iraq
 Ireland
 Jamaica
 Jordan
 Kazakhstan
 Kenya
 North Korea
 Kuwait
 Kyrgyzstan
 Laos
 Lebanon
 Lesotho
 Libya
 Madagascar
 Mali
 Mauritania
 Mauritius
 Mongolia
 Morocco
 Mozambique
 Myanmar
 Namibia
   Nepal
 Nicaragua
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Norway
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Peru
 Philippines
 Poland
 Qatar
 Russian Federation
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Saudi Arabia
 Senegal
 Serbia
 Seychelles
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Somalia
 South Africa
 South Sudan
 Spain
 Sri Lanka
 Sudan
 Suriname
 Sweden
 Syria
 Tajikistan
 Tanzania
 Thailand
 Togo
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Tunisia
 Turkey
 Tuvalu
 Uganda
 Ukraine
 United Arab Emirates
 Uruguay
 Uzbekistan
 Vanuatu
 Vietnam
 Yemen
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe
 Argentina
 Australia
 Austria
 Belgium
 Cameroon
 Cook Islands
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Croatia
 Cyprus
 Denmark
 Estonia
 Fiji
 Finland
 Germany
 Hungary
 Italy
 Japan
 South Korea
 Latvia
 Liberia
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Malta
 Mexico
 Moldova
 Monaco
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 North Macedonia
 Portugal
 Romania
 San Marino
 Singapore
  Switzerland
 Tonga
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Czechia
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Marshall Islands
 Micronesia
 Nauru
 Palau
 Panama
 Papua New Guinea
 Paraguay
 Solomon Islands
 United States of America
 Armenia
 Burkina Faso
 Burundi
 Comoros
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Equatorial Guinea
 Eswatini
 Guinea-Bissau
 Kiribati
 Malawi
 Maldives
 Rwanda
 Samoa
 Sao Tome and Principe
 Timor-Leste
 Turkmenistan
 Venezuela
 Benin
 Cambodia
 Grenada
 Niue
 Sierra Leone
Observer:  Holy See ,  State of Palestine and Not a member:  Israel,  Liechtenstein

UNESCO World Heritage Committee vote on Jerusalem leg

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Approved (11) Abstained (7) Opposed (1) Absent (1)
Approved (11) Abstained (6) Opposed (2) Absent (2)
Approved (4) Abstained (2) Opposed (3) Absent (1)

Reactions

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National representatives

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  •  Argentina: Despite recognizing the State of Palestine since 2010, Argentina distanced itself from other countries of the world, and voted against the resolution upon orders of President Javier Milei, who had earlier said that siding with Israel is a "moral obligation".[6] Representative to the UN Ricardo Lagorio confirmed that Argentina voted in accordance with directives from President Milei and Foreign Minister Diana Mondino.[7]
  •  China: The Chinese ambassador to the UN Fu Cong stated that, "It is the common responsibility of the international community to support and advance the process of Palestinian independent Statehood, and provide strong support for the implementation of the two-State solution and a lasting peace in the Middle East".[1]
  •   Switzerland: Swiss Ambassador Pascale Christine Baeriswyl voiced Switzerland's firm support to the two-state solution, stating that only a negotiated solution in which two states – Israel and Palestine – live side by side in peace and security can lead to lasting peace. Ambassador Baeriswyl also voiced deep concern over the catastrophic situation of civilians in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, stating that it could worsen further in the event of a major Israeli military offensive in Rafah.[1]
  •  UK: Barbara Woodward, Ambassador of the United Kingdom, said that her country remains "firmly committed" to the two-state solution that guarantees security and stability for both the Israeli and the Palestinian people. She said that the UK abstained from the vote because "we believe the first step towards achieving this goal is resolving the immediate crisis in Gaza" and she further stated that "the fastest way to end the conflict is "to secure a deal which gets the hostages out and allows for a pause in the fighting".[1]
  •  US: The United States voted against the resolution, with US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood stating the negative vote was an "acknowledgement that statehood will come from a process that involves direct negotiations between the parties", adding, “There is no other path that guarantees Israel's security and future as a democratic Jewish State. There is no other path that guarantees Palestinians can live in peace and dignity in a State of their own”.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "UN General Assembly presses Security Council to give 'favourable consideration' to full Palestinian membership | UN News". news.un.org. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ Borger, Julian; Tondo, Lorenzo (10 May 2024). "UN general assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ Oladipo, Gloria; Ambrose, Tom; Clinton, Jane (10 May 2024). "Israel-Gaza war live: UN passed resolution for security council to reconsider and support Palestine membership". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Admission of new Members to the United Nations :: resolution /: adopted by the General Assembly". United Nations Digital Library System. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Lebanon, Gabon and South Sudan regain UN vote, not Venezuela". AP News. AP Communication. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ Nibieskikwiat, Natasha (11 May 2024). "Alianza de Javier Milei con Israel: Argentina votó en contra de la entrada de Palestina a las Naciones Unidas" [Alliance of Javier Milei with Israel: Argentina voted against the entry of Palestine to the United Nations]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Argentina votó en contra del ingreso de Palestina como miembro de la ONU" [Argentina voted against the entry of Palestine as member of the UN]. Radio 3 (in Spanish). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.