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UNESCO approves Palestinian membership bid

UNESCO approves Palestinian membership bid

31 October 2011 14:24 (UTC +04:00)

The Palestinian bid received 107 "yes" votes during a UNESCO meeting in Paris, with 14 countries voting against and 52 abstaining, enough to satisfy a two-thirds majority of those countries present and voting.

The decision grants full membership to Palestine, which allows them to register certain sites, like the Church of the Nativity, in UNESCO’s World Heritage register.

It is a small victory for the Palestine Liberation Organization, which filed a bid last month for full membership at the United Nations. The bid has been stalled for weeks at the UN Security Council, and will likely face a US veto when it comes to a vote.

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