United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization set to vote on Palestinian membership in organization as part of general conference in Paris
Ronen Medzini
The Palestinian bid for statehood may have been postponed to November but the coming days may see progress for the PA’s campaign. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will open its 26th General Conference in Paris on Tuesday.
During the conference, which will end on November 10, the UN’s 193 member states will vote whether to accept the PA as a full UNESCO member state.
Earlier this month, UNESCO’s Executive Board recommended accepting the PA as a full member state. The Palestinians now need to obtain two thirds of the votes at the General Assembly to be accepted by the UN. The Security Council is slated to discuss the matter in November and the UNESCO vote is seen as a prelude to the General Assembly. The conference has already been dubbed the “mini-assembly.”