MALAYSIA WELCOMES THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S RESOLUTION FOR THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER PALESTINE’S APPLICATION AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE UN
MALAYSIA WELCOMES THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S RESOLUTION FOR THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER PALESTINE’S APPLICATION AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE UN
Malaysia welcomes the adoption of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution at the resumed Tenth Emergency Special Session on 10 May 2024. The Resolution, which received 143 affirmative votes, 9 against and 25 abstentions, calls upon the UN Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s application for admission as a full UN Member State, after it was blocked by a veto last month.
The overwhelming support to the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine, signifies the international community’s unwavering commitment towards a lasting peace in the Middle East. The Resolution also confers the State of Palestine with additional rights and privileges that enable their full participation in the sessions and work of the United Nations.
Malaysia co-sponsored the resolution, along with 76 Member States, and voted in favour of the Resolution, in line with her unwavering and long-standing position to the Palestinian cause. Malaysia will continue her efforts for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as the admission of Palestine as a full Member of the United Nations.
PUTRAJAYA
11 May 2024