U.S. votes against Palestinian request for full UN membership at Security Council
STORY: U.S. votes against Palestinian request for full UN membership at Security Council
SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024
DATELINE: April 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:57
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Security Council Chamber
2. various of delegates voting
3. various of the Palestinian delegate
STORYLINE:
The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council.
The 15-member council voted on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations."
The draft resolution received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions, and one vote against.
A council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Britain, France, Russia or China to pass. The United States was compelled to use its veto power after the draft secured 12 votes in favor.
The Palestinian mission to the United Nations ini
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