No Consensus for Palestinian Statehood at UNSC

The Palestinian Authority resubmitted its application for membership last week, with Algeria potentially being at the helm of an upcoming vote

The UN Security Council failed on 11 April to reach a consensus on full UN membership for Palestine, which has held observer status since 2012.

Just a week earlier, the Palestinian government in Ramallah reapplied for full UN membership, resulting in a formal review process at the Security Council.

Malta’s ambassador to the UN, Vanessa Frazier – the temporary president of the council for the current month – said “there was no consensus” at the meeting, which took place behind closed doors. She added, however, that two-thirds of the members supported full Palestinian membership, without specifying which countries.

Diplomatic sources told AFP that a vote on the matter may be held on 18 April, and led by Algeria, the representative of Arab states on the council.

The Palestinian ambassador to the UN told reporters earlier in the week: “All we ask for is to take our rightful place among the community of nations.” Mansour sent a letter last week to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to resubmit the application.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has been requesting statehood and full recognition at the UN for years. It had first applied for full membership in 2011 before the bid stalled.

🔗Source: The Cradle

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