RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agoUS vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestineapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworld@lemmy.world
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minus-squareCarbonScored [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 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.
minus-squarekot [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoHaving veto powers means the US can stop any resolution they don’t like, regardless of the amount of votes.
minus-squareCarbonScored [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-28 months agoIn the Security Council, yes. But Security council resolutions don’t determine if countries become UN members; General assembly votes do that, no?
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.
Having veto powers means the US can stop any resolution they don’t like, regardless of the amount of votes.
In the Security Council, yes. But Security council resolutions don’t determine if countries become UN members; General assembly votes do that, no?