The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
delegation to the
United Nations
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.
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/ref> The position is more formally known as the "Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations;" however, both the title of Ambassador
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and "Permanent Observer" is used.
History
In November 1974, the PLO was recognized as competent on all matters concerning the question of Palestine by the UN General Assembly
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granting them observer status
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as a "non-state entity" at the UN.United Nations General Assembly
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passed resolution 67/19, upgrading the status of Palestinian delegation within the United Nations system
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from an "observer entity" to a " non-member observer state", which was described as recognition of the PLO's sovereignty.[ and ]
The UN has permitted the State of Palestine to title its representative office to the UN as "The Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations",member states
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of the United Nations have recognised the State of Palestine.
, Christmas 2012: "133 countries that took the courageous step of recognizing the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders."
Office holders
The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:
See also
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Foreign relations of the Palestine Liberation Organization
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International recognition of the State of Palestine
International recognition of the State of Palestine has been the objective of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence formally established the ''de jure'' sovereign state on 15 November 1 ...
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Palestinian government
The Palestinian government is the government of the Palestinian Authority or State of Palestine. The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (EC) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization and acts ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
Palestine and the United Nations