US vetoes Palestinian bid for full UN membership
The US has blocked a Palestinian bid to be recognised as a full member state at the United Nations. Twelve of the 15-member Security Council were in favor, Britain and Switzerland abstained, but America vetoed the motion. The US said it still strongly supported a two-state solution, but it’s vote was “acknowledgment that it will […]
UN envoys to see scale of Gaza crisis during visit to Rafah crossing – but US representative will not be with them
It is billed as an unprecedented trip – the first of its kind for about a dozen UN ambassadors to witness the devastating effects of the war in Gaza. It comes in the wake of the failure of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to agree on a ceasefire in Gaza after the United States […]