RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them] to news • 5 months agoUS vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestineexternal-linkmessage-square34 fedilinkarrow-up1212cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareCarbonScored [any]hexbear7·5 months agoDoes a veto in the security council have any effect on what the General Assembly votes on? It's noted in the article that 140+ countries already recognise Palestine as a country, so they should still pass a general assembly vote no problem. link
minus-squareCarbonScored [any]hexbear5·edit-25 months agoIn the Security Council, yes. But Security council resolutions don't determine if countries become UN members; General assembly votes do that, no? link
Does a veto in the security council have any effect on what the General Assembly votes on? It's noted in the article that 140+ countries already recognise Palestine as a country, so they should still pass a general assembly vote no problem.
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In the Security Council, yes. But Security council resolutions don't determine if countries become UN members; General assembly votes do that, no?