The United Nations General Assembly in May overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council ...

Last week, Sweden became the 135th member of the United Nations to officially recognize Palestine as an independent state. The act sparked a tetchy diplomatic incident with Israel, which ...

The U.N. General Assembly convenes 192 member countries in New York annually. Desmond Parker, chief of protocol for the UN, is tasked with keeping the 8,500 delegates happy. His team is behind ...

The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday formally asked for renewed consideration by the United Nations Security Council of its 2011 application to become a full member of the world body.