The United Nations General Assembly adopts the New York Declaration issued by the High-Level International Conference on the Settlement of the Palestinian Question.

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday on a draft resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the implementation of the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

142 countries voted in favor of the resolution, 10 voted against, and 12 abstained.

The State of Palestine welcomed the unanimous vote by a majority of countries to adopt the New York Declaration and its annexes, as an outcome of the United Nations Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Issue and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, which was held under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and France.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, the State of Palestine commended the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and France in chairing the international conference and the subsequent significant efforts to transform the New York Declaration into an effective plan of action with clear steps on the political, economic, legal, and security fronts.

It also expressed its thanks to all the countries that sponsored, supported, and voted in favor of the resolution, making the New York Declaration an official UN document. It called on countries to implement the outcomes of the international conference to implement the two-state solution, and to pressure Israel, the illegal occupying power, to halt its aggression, cease fire, and the starvation policy it uses as a weapon of war, prevent forced displacement, and release prisoners and hostages.