The United Nations Basic Meeting (UNGA) has overwhelmingly voted to support a decision demanding an finish to Israel’s unlawful occupation of “occupied Palestinian Territory” inside a 12 months, with Palestine’s UN ambassador calling the vote a turning level “in our battle for freedom and justice”.
The nonbinding measure handed a 124-14 vote on Wednesday, with 43 nations abstaining. No main Western nation besides Israel’s closest ally, the USA, voted towards the decision that isolates Israel days earlier than world leaders collect for the annual UN gathering in New York.
The decision was submitted by Palestine, which grew to become a “everlasting observer state” on the UN in Could.
Here’s a breakdown of how every nation voted within the UNGA in New York Metropolis on Wednesday:
For (124):
A: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan
B: Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi
C: Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus
D: Democratic Individuals’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Djibouti, Dominican Republic
E: Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia
F: Finland, France
G: Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Granada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana
H: Honduras
I: Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Eire
J: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan
Ok: Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L: Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg
M: Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N: Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
O: Oman
P: Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal
Q: Qatar
R: Russia Federation
S: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria
T: Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey
U: Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan
V: Vietnam
Y: Yemen
Z: Zimbabwe
In opposition to (14):
A: Argentina
C: Czech Republic
F: Fiji
H: Hungary
I: Israel
M: Malawi, Micronesia
N: Nauru
P: Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay
T: Tonga, Tuvalu
U: United States
Abstained (43):
A: Albania, Australia, Austria
B: Bulgaria
C: Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia
D: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic
E: Ecuador, Ethiopia
G: Georgia, Germany, Guatemala
H: Haiti
I: India, Italy
Ok: Kenya, Kiribati
L: Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania
N: Nepal, Netherlands, North Macedonia
P: Panama, Poland
R: Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda
S: Samoa, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland
U: Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
V: Vanuatu
