Uganda, April 9 -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has initiated consultations on a proposal backed by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and Arab League countries for full admission of Palestine as a member state of the United Nations (UN).

Palestine is one of the two UN non-member observer states alongside the Holy See (both state as Vatican City and sovereign entity).

The war-torn country is recognised as an independent country by 140 countries, including Uganda, out of the 193 UN member states. Four European countries; Spain, Malta, Ireland, and Slovenia hinted last month at recognising the war-torn country as one of the avenues of ending the long-simmering tensions in the Middl...