Trump's Jerusalem fails in the UN

Trump’s Jerusalem fails in the UN

 

Togo, only African Country that Favours Trump’s Jerusalem

 

The United Nations voted overwhelmingly against Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This is despite Trump’s threat that US would cut aids for countries that would vote against him.

In Africa, only Togo voted in favour of Trump. Few other countries instead, abstained.

Only nine nations sided with the US in rejecting the measure, with 128 advocating its passage and 35 abstaining. Aside from Israel, those nine were relatively poor countries that plausibly could have, to some degree, been influenced by Trump’s threat of aid removal.

Here’s how the member states voted, according to Quartz:

Country Vote
Guatemala
Honduras
Israel
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Togo
United States
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Chad
Chile
China
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
DR Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guinea
Guyana
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Portugal
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Antigua and Barbuda Abstain
Argentina Abstain
Australia Abstain
Bahamas Abstain
Benin Abstain
Bhutan Abstain
Bosnia and Herzegovina Abstain
Cameroon Abstain
Canada Abstain
Colombia Abstain
Croatia Abstain
Czech Republic Abstain
Dominican Republic Abstain
Equatorial Guinea Abstain
Fiji Abstain
Haiti Abstain
Hungary Abstain
Jamaica Abstain
Kiribati Abstain
Latvia Abstain
Lesotho Abstain
Malawi Abstain
Mexico Abstain
Panama Abstain
Paraguay Abstain
Philippines Abstain
Poland Abstain
Romania Abstain
Rwanda Abstain
Solomon Islands Abstain
South Sudan Abstain
Trinidad and Tobago Abstain
Tuvalu Abstain
Uganda Abstain
Vanuatu Abstain

Nikki Haley, Trump’s ambassador to the UN, reiterated the threat after the vote. “The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out in this assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,” she said. “We will remember it when, once again, we are called up to make the world’s largest contribution to the UN, and we will remember it when many countries come calling on us to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit.”

 

Editorial Chief, Nigerian Bureau

Kings UBA is a Nigerian journalist and writer. I have reported for major local and international news organisations. I write satire. In 2017, I started contributing stories primarily to Discover Africa News Network. I can be reached on editorkingsuba@gmail.com. I currently manage Discover Africa News social media handles