الاثنين، 31 أكتوبر 2011

Palestine get the full membership of UNESCO by an overwhelming majority

The Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO" Monday grant Palestine full membership of the Organization, by 107 vote, with 49 abstentions, while voted in 14 countries against the accession of Palestine, including Israel, Germany and the United States of America; this has been voting at the FAO Conference year in Paris .
And voted in the United States, Canada and Germany against the granting of full membership of the Palestinians voted for Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa and France to their advantage. Britain abstained from voting.
Israel said that the vote by UNESCO hurting the chances of peace talks with the Palestinians.
UNESCO is the first United Nations agencies, which the Palestinians sought to join them as a full member since the progress of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's request for full membership in the United Nations on September 23 / September.
The 40 representatives of the 58 in the Council has supported the referral of the case for the ballot earlier this month rejected the four countries are the United States, Germany, Romania and Latvia for a vote, while 14 countries abstained from voting.
We have already announced that the United States that it would use its veto power against the full membership of the United Nations for the Palestinians, and Israel is leading the opposition to the Palestinian demand for full membership in UNESCO and other bodies of the United Nations.
It is noted that the right of Palestinians to join the UNESCO provided access to a support of two thirds of the Member States and the 193-member, regardless of their status in the broader United Nations; where the Palestinians are classified as entity observer.
Under U.S. law, the acceptance of Palestine as a full member of the international organization will lead to cutting off funding to the U.S., which represents 22% of the funding organization

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