Palestinian Delegation Granted More Rights at UN G77 Meetings: US, Australia, Israel Vote No

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Vote tallies are shown by members of the United Nations General Assembly on whether to allow the Palestinians to procedurally act like a member state during meetings in 2019 when they will chair the group of 77 developing nations and China at the United Nations in New York, on Oct. 16, 2018. Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

The United States, Australia, and Israel were the only UN member states out of 193 to vote against the Palestinian Delegation being able to chair the upcoming Group of 77 meetings on Oct. 16.

Fifteen countries, including Canada, Honduras, and Poland, abstained from voting.