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As of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 156 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or approximately 80% of all UN members. (infosec.pub)

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why call it the UN when one nation controls all the others.

Really it's the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: the US, UK, France, China and Russia.

[–] PixxlMan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And that is only a small part of the UN. The UN is much more than just the security council.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That user was claiming the US controls all of the UN, and I made the point that it's the security council. Considering they can block literally any resolution, they do sort of control everything the UN does.

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Any OG member has veto rights. US isn't special.