AU concludes its 39th summit calling for full UN membership for Palestine and rejects Israel's forced displacement plans.

The U.S. has promised to vote against any resolution that would seek to grant the Palestinians full membership in the United Nations after a General Assembly resolution passed with significant support ...

On May 10, 2024, the UN General Assembly passed overwhelmingly, with only nine negative votes (Argentina, Czechia, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua ...

Afghanistan can no longer vote at the United Nations as a result of a dispute over $900,000 (£710,000) in membership dues that have gone unpaid since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021.

A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership passed with overwhelming support on Friday, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its current capacity as a ...

The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th ...

The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian sponsored resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions. FILE - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 77th session of the ...