RedWizard [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoUS vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestineapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworld@lemmy.world
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minus-squarekot [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoHaving veto powers means the US can stop any resolution they don’t like, regardless of the amount of votes.
minus-squareCarbonScored [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoIn the Security Council, yes. But Security council resolutions don’t determine if countries become UN members; General assembly votes do that, no?
Having veto powers means the US can stop any resolution they don’t like, regardless of the amount of votes.
In the Security Council, yes. But Security council resolutions don’t determine if countries become UN members; General assembly votes do that, no?