Aligning the participation of Palestine in the World Health Organization with its participation in the United Nations

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

• This resolution upgrades the Palestinians' status at the World Health Organization, giving them all the rights and privileges of membership other than the right to vote. While the resolution does not directly criticize Israel, it refers to General Assembly resolution ES10-23 which is highly critical of Israel. Moreover, the upgrade effectively rewards the Palestinians for their repeated rejection of peace offers and ongoing terror campaign against Israel, including the October 7 Hamas massacre and its aftermath which prompted this upgrade.

Vote

Yes - Not Available, No - 5, Abstain - 21, Absent - Not Available

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Key Praise

None

Key Criticism

• "Bearing in mind United Nations General Assembly resolution 52/250 adopted on 7 July 1998 entitled “Participation of Palestine in the work of the United Nations”, resolution WHA53.13 adopted on 20 May 2000 entitled “Aligning the participation of Palestine in the World Health Organization with its participation in the United Nations”, and United Nations General Assembly resolution ES-10/23 adopted on 10 May 2024 entitled “Admission of new Members to the United Nations.”"
• "DECIDES, without setting a precedent, to confer upon Palestine in the World Health Assembly and other meetings of the World Health Organization, in its capacity as an observer State, the following rights and privileges, without prejudice to its existing rights and privileges: (1) the right to be seated among Member States in alphabetical order."
• "(2) the right of inscription on the list of speakers under agenda items other than Palestinian and Middle East issues in the order in which it signifies its desire to speak…"
• "(3) the right to make statements on behalf of a group, including among representatives of major groups…"