Palestine's full membership in UN to be put to vote again

Palestine's membership to the UN was vetoed April 18 by the US at the Security Council.

The new resolution, which is set to be presented to the General Assembly for a vote, is sponsored by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the rotating representative of the Arab Group.

It highlights that Palestine meets membership criteria, according to Article 4 of the UN Charter and therefore should be admitted as a member.

It advises the Security Council to reconsider the issue in a "positive" manner within the framework.

Palestine applied for full membership in the UN in 2011 but did not receive the necessary support from the Security Council. In 2012, Palestine obtained "permanent observer status" at the UN.

Palestine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, sent a letter to Guterres on April 2, requesting a review of Palestine's membership application.

On April 3, Guterres wrote to the Security Council and urged consideration of Palestine's request.

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