palestine UN vote Stories

Explainer: Can the Palestinians become a full United Nations member?
Reuters  |  Sep 13, 2024

In May, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognising it as qualified to joi...

The ongoing Nakba: A call for justice and accountability
Hazem Shabat  |  May 15, 2024

Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Palestinian “Nakba”, which marks the period in 1948 in which at least 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displ...

Palestine's UN bid: Key reasons why Kenya voted 'yes'
Hanifa Adan  |  May 11, 2024

In the vote, Kenya acknowledged Palestine as qualified to join the UN and urged the UN Security Council to reconsider the matter favourably.

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