United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international diplomatic document
abstained Australia
Germany
United Kingdom
abstentions 41
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedOn 2012-11-29
agendaItem Agenda item on the Question of Palestine
callsFor peaceful settlement of the Question of Palestine
resumption of negotiations between Israel and Palestine
countryConcerned State of Palestine
documentSymbol A/RES/67/19
enables Palestine’s accession to international conventions
Palestine’s participation in General Assembly debates as a State
Palestine’s potential access to international judicial bodies
hasResolutionNumber 67/19
interpretedAs de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalEffect enabled Palestine to join certain international treaties
strengthened Palestine’s claim to statehood
upgraded Palestine’s status at the UN
mainSponsor Palestine
opposedBy Canada
Czech Republic
Israel
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Panama
United States
previousStatus observer entity
reaffirms right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
two-State solution based on pre-1967 borders
recognizedAs State of Palestine
relatedTo Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Question of Palestine
session 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly
sponsors Arab Group
Non-Aligned Movement
subject Status of Palestine at the United Nations
title Status of Palestine in the United Nations
upgradedStatusTo non-member observer State
voteAgainst 9
voteFor 138

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 ("67th session of the United Nations General Assembly")
session
State of Palestine
UNResolution

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