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China was a founding member of the UN in 1945, members the Chinese delegation were involved in drafting of the Charter of the United Nations. [1] China was granted a seat in the security council of the United Nations with veto powers with the support of Franklin D. Roosevelt the President of the United States. [2]
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, also known as the Resolution on Admitting Peking, [1] was passed in response to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1668 that required any change in China's representation in the UN be determined by a two-thirds vote referring to Article 18 [2] of the UN Charter.
In United Nations bodies, China argues for a way of looking at the concept of universal human rights that differs from the Western view. [31] China's view is that a focus on political rights and values is a too narrow view of human rights, and should instead focus on economic outcomes, material well-being of people, and national sovereignty. [31]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 December 2024. For the League of Nations, see Member states of the League of Nations. 193 United Nations member states 2 UN General Assembly observer states (the Holy See [a] and the State of Palestine) 2 eligible non-member states (the Cook Islands and Niue) 17 non-self-governing territories ...
As of 5 January 2025, there are 193 member states in the United Nations (UN), each of which is a member of the United Nations General Assembly. [1]The following is a list of United Nations member states arranged in chronological order according to their dates of admission (with the United Nations Security Council resolutions that recommended their admission and the United Nations General ...
The resolution approved Monday follows the March 21 adoption of the first U.N. resolution on artificial intelligence spearheaded by the United States and co-sponsored by 123 countries including China.
The Republic of China (Taiwan), which is currently only recognized by 11 UN member states, signed the treaty prior to the United Nations General Assembly's vote to transfer China's seat to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1971. When the PRC subsequently acceded the treaty, they described the Republic of China's (ROC) signature as "illegal".
The instrument of ratification, accession, or succession is deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations As of June 2024, 153 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, most recently Zambia in April 2022.