UN General Assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights

The US was among nine countries to oppose the measure

Interior of the chamber of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York (Alamy/PA)

The UN General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favourably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.

The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions.