United Nations: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a draft resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.
The UNGA passed the resolution by a recorded vote of 142 in favor, 10 against and 12 abstentions, Xinhua news agency reported.The New York Declaration, circulated at a high-level international conference held at the United Nations in late July, sets out an action-oriented pathway toward a peaceful settlement of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the realization of the two-state solution.
The draft resolution was introduced by France and Saudi Arabia, the two co-chairs of the conference, along with the co-chairs of its working groups.
The permanent observer of the State of Palestine, while thanking those nations that voted for the endorsement of that document, invited "the party that is still pushing the option of war and destruction" to listen to the sound of reason.