Event · Diplomacy31 October 2011

UNESCO admits Palestine

اليونسكو تقبل فلسطين عضوًا

Exact day31 October 2011

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31 October 2011Exact day
Where
Palestine
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On 31 October 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference voted to admit Palestine as a full member, by 107 votes to 14 with 52 abstentions, bringing the agency’s member states to 195.

The vote

UN News reported that on 31 October 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference, the agency’s highest ruling body, voted to admit Palestine as a full member, by 107 votes in favour to 14 against, with 52 abstentions, bringing the total number of UNESCO member states to 195.1

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  1. UNESCO votes to admit Palestine as full member ↗

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    UNESCO’s General Conference, the agency’s highest ruling body, took the decision by a vote of 107 in favour to 14 against, with 52 abstentions
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UNESCO votes to admit Palestine as full member

UN News, 31 October 2011.

Published: 2011-10-31Consulted: 2026-10-17

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