Jakarta, Sept. 21 -- Recognition of Palestine as an independent state is now closer to being realized, although the road to sovereignty remains steep and full of challenges.

On September 12, 2025, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the New York Declaration, which emphasized a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

The document, entitled "The New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution," is a draft document resulting from an international conference at the United Nations hosted by Saudi Arabia and France in July 2025.

The New York Declaration, adopted with the support of 142 of the 193 UN member states, 10 against, and 12 abstained, ...