The UN Security Council’s Committee on the Admission of New Members was unable to achieve a consensus on whether or not to confess Palestine as a full member of the UN, the everlasting mission of Malta to the UN instructed Anadolu on Thursday.
“There was no consensus on a recommendation for membership,” mentioned Malta’s mission, which presently holds the UN Security Council presidency for the month of April.
The assertion additional famous that Malta would put together a report on the difficulty and distribute it to the Council members.
Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s Permanent Representative to the UN, acknowledged in her remarks to journalists that there was no downside concerning the circumstances for membership, indicating that two-thirds of the Committee supported the membership.
In 2011, Palestine submitted a bid to turn out to be a full UN member however didn’t safe the required help from Security Council members.
However, Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour introduced on April 2 that he had despatched a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres requesting that their membership software be reconsidered.
On April 3, Guterres wrote a letter to the UN Security Council calling for the consideration of Palestine’s request.
The strategy of admitting new UN members has begun within the Security Council. Following discussions, the council is predicted to refer the matter to the Committee on the Admission of New Members.
If the committee responds positively, the UN Security Council should vote, with none of its everlasting members exercising their veto energy and at the very least 9 out of 15 members voting in favor of a constructive end result.
If the council approves, the matter is referred to the UN General Assembly. Membership approval within the 193-member UN General Assembly requires a two-thirds majority vote.
Since 1974, Palestine has been collaborating on the UN as an observer.
Source: www.anews.com.tr