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senior resident scholar at the arab gulf states institute. thank you forjoining us. the us said that after this boat it supports a palestinian state but it still veto the resolution that would have fully recognised palestine at the united nations at least. what you make of the us�*s action today? it what you make of the us's action today?— what you make of the us's action today? it is consistent with us positions _ action today? it is consistent with us positions going - action today? it is consistent with us positions going back| action today? it is consistent. with us positions going back a couple of decades of supporting palestinian statehood and supporting un security council resolutions that call for the creation of a palestinian state that was done under george w bush. but at the same time, not supporting a request for full membership in the general assembly. palestine is a nonmember observer state in the general assembly. nonmember observer state in the generalassembly. i nonmember observer state in the general assembly. i think the biggest difference this time is that it has come with a heavy heart rather than in anger. in the past it has always been a
Former Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo has been elected as the chairperson of a council of past U.N. General Assembly presidents, according to Seoul's permanent mission to the U.N. on Monday.
invasion of ukraine. 58 nations abstained. talk us through the vote. it's interesting to see it was not a unanimous vote and not a united nations asides.— nations asides. that is right. it's im ortant nations asides. that is right. it's important to _ nations asides. that is right. it's important to remember this - nations asides. that is right. it's important to remember this is i nations asides. that is right. it's. important to remember this is the third resolution passed under this image session on ukraine in the general assembly. image session on ukraine in the generalassembly. in image session on ukraine in the general assembly. in the first two resolutions got mi votes and then mo votes in favour of resolution censuring russia for the invasion and then for the humanitarian situation. so, here we have far fewer votes in favour this time around because it's notjust about the conflict itself, its about suspending russia as a un member from the human rights council and as you mentioned it's never been done
ukraine, ignored, generalassembly and security council, unbelievably still chaired by the aggressor, ignored, president zelensky also has a point, what is the purpose of these organisations, what are they for? t these organisations, what are they for? ~ �* , . , these organisations, what are they for? ~ �*, ., , for? i think it's a very good question — for? i think it's a very good question that _ for? i think it's a very good question that frankly - for? i think it's a very good question that frankly we i for? i think it's a very goodj question that frankly we all for? i think it's a very good - question that frankly we all have to ask, notjust how the end this conflict but how to prevent a war like this in the future, and as proud as we are of nato, take nato for example, an organisation that has kept europe say for 70 years, it was not sufficient to stop this war, it did not effectively deter this aggression, i get the fact that ukraine is not in nato, there is no question that the nato alliance did not want russia to invade ukraine, that didn't work, so one thing we need to think about here is how do we strengthen and refashion nato for the future? the president has said additional american troops and tanks to poland but i don't think that will make a difference, i think we
the front. jeff kingston they're speaking to - the front. jeff kingston they're speaking to me the front. jeff kingston - they're speaking to me earlier. meanwhile, myanmar�*s ambassador to the un has accepted a deal to the un has accepted a deal to keep his post. the military who took power in a coup in the country in february doesn't recognise him and demands he be replaced with their candidate. under an agreement between russia, china and the us, he will remain in the seat for the moment — so long as he doesn't speak on the last day of the general assembly. speak on the last day of the generalassembly. he speak on the last day of the general assembly. he told rebecca hench gave why he accepted the deal,.- rebecca hench gave why he accepted the deal,. what we see is that this _ accepted the deal,. what we see is that this the _ accepted the deal,. what we see is that this the most _ accepted the deal,. what we see is that this the most important i is that this the most important for the country and the people to communicate to the international community. i'm still representing the country and the people of myanmar, so if you look at the voices coming from the people inside the country and outside the country, how they see their