New York: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) on Monday gave the Palestinians full membership.
Now, Palestine has become the 195th full member of Unesco.
The vote of Unesco’s full membership was 107 to 14 with 52 abstentions.
The United Nations’ cultural agency decided on Monday to give the Palestinians full membership of the body, a vote that will boost their bid for recognition as a state at the United Nations.
Unesco is the first U N agency the Palestinians have sought to join as a full member since President Mahmoud Abbas applied for full membership of the United Nations on September 23. The United States, Canada and Germany voted against Palestinian membership. Brazil, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, South Africa and France voted in favour. Britain abstained. Delegates applauded as each of the major nations voted in favour and laughed when Israel voted against.
The United States has said it would veto full UN membership for the Palestinians and it and Israel are also leading opponents of the Palestinian bid for membership of Unesco and other UN bodies.
Palestinians also welcomed the decision and hoped that this vote would help their bid for recognition as state at the United Nations.
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