The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Palestinian attempt to become a full member of the UN by recognizing it as qualified for membership and recommending that the UN Security Council ” reconsider the matter favorably.”
Memberships can only be decided by the UN Security Council, and last month the United States vetoed an application for full membership.
The current resolution does not grant Palestinians full membership, but recognizes them as qualified to join, and it gives Palestine greater participation and certain rights within the UNGA.
Here’s a look at how each country voted on Friday at the UNGA in New York:
For (143):
A: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan
B: Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi
C: Cape Verde, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus
D: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic
E: East Timor, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia
F: France
G: Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana
H: Haiti, Honduras
I: Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Ivory Coast
J: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan
K: Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L: Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
M: Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N: Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
O: Oman
P: Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
Q: Qatar
A: Republic of Korea (South Korea), Russia, Rwanda
S: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa , Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria
T: Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye
U: Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
V: Vietnam
Y: Yemen
Z: Zambia, Zimbabwe
Thank you to the people of the world, to the nations and the majority of states who voted for Palestinian self-determination, for the existence and future of the Palestinians. Thank you for defending humanity, the United Nations Charter, freedom and justice. From the 194th Member 🇵🇸🇺🇳 pic.twitter.com/H15egK4zwj
– State of Palestine (@Palestine_UN) May 10, 2024
Against (9):
A: Argentina
C: Czech Republic
H: Hungary
Me: Israel
M: Micronesia
N: Nauru
P: Palau, Papua New Guinea
U: United States
Absent (25):
A: Albania, Austria
B: Bulgaria
C: Canada, Croatia
F: Fiji, Finland
G: Georgia, Germany
Me: Italy
L: Latvia, Lithuania
M: Malawi, Marshall Islands, Monaco
N: Netherlands, North Macedonia
P: Paraguay
A: Republic of Moldova, Romania
S: Sweden, Switzerland
U: Ukraine, United Kingdom
V: Vanuatu