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September 12, 2025 Peace and security
Applause rang out in the UN General Assembly hall on Friday as countries approved a declaration on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the solution to create two states – Israel and Palestine.
The New York Declaration was the outcome of an international conference held in July at the UN headquarters at the initiative of France and Saudi Arabia. The conference will resume its work later this month. In the General Assembly, which includes all 193 UN member states, 142 countries voted for a resolution supporting the document.
Israel and nine other countries voted against: Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga and the United States. Twelve states abstained.
"Roadmap" for a future settlement
Speaking before the vote, French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafon recalled that the New York Declaration “offers a unified roadmap for realizing the two-state solution.” It calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held there, and the establishment of a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.
The roadmap also calls for the disarmament of Hamas and the removal of the movement from governance in Gaza, normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries, and collective security guarantees.
Speaking before the vote, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon called the declaration “one-sided,” saying it “will go down in history not as a step toward peace, but as yet another empty gesture that undermines the authority of the Assembly.” He said “the main winner of any approval here today is Hamas,” which will present it as “the fruits of its actions on October 7 [2023].”
July Conference
The high-level conference in July took place against the backdrop of the war in Gaza and deteriorating prospects for a two-state solution. Speaking at the opening, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted that “the key issue for establishing peace in the Middle East is the implementation of the two-state solution, within which two independent, sovereign and democratic states – Israel and Palestine – live side by side in peace and security.”
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