Apr 18, 2024 · As the Security Council takes up the matter while the devastating war in Gaza enters its seventh month, we looked at Palestine’s current status and what it takes to become a UN Member State.

On 15 December 1988, UN General Assembly Resolution 43/177 acknowledged the Palestinian Declaration of Independence of November 1988 and replaced the designation "Palestine Liberation Organization" with "Palestine" in the United Nations system.

Issues relating to the State of Palestine and aspects of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict occupy continuous debates, resolutions, and resources at the United Nations. Since its founding in 1948, the United Nations Security Council, as of January 2010, has adopted 79 resolutions directly related to the Arab–Israeli conflict. [2][needs update]

May 11, 2024 · The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and has called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.

Find out what the UN in Palestine is doing towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

May 10, 2024 · A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership passed with overwhelming support on Friday, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its current capacity...

Apr 18, 2024 · Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards lasting peace between Israel and a fully independent, viable and sovereign Palestinian State, UN...

May 10, 2024 · The UN General Assembly convened again in New York on Friday for an emergency special session on the Gaza crisis and overwhelmingly passed a resolution which upgrades Palestine’s rights at the...

Dec 4, 2024 · The State of Palestine must become a full UN member. Israel must rescind its classification of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as...

May 11, 2024 · Friday's vote can be seen as a gesture of support for the Palestinians by the full UN body, despite strident Israeli opposition. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the resolution,...