South Sudan becomes 193rd UN member
July 14th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANSUnited Nations, July 14 (IANS) The UN General Assembly Thursday unanimously approved a resolution admitting the newly independent Republic of South Sudan as its 193rd member, Xinhua reported.
The African country declared independence July 9 after a January 2011 referendum held under the terms of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the decades-long civil war between the North and the South.
The UN Security Council had earlier recommended to the General Assembly that South Sudan be added to the UN.
The top UN body’s decision was contained in a resolution that it adopted without a vote following an application for membership submitted by the president of South Sudan.
The 15-member Security Council noted “with great satisfaction” South Sudan’s solemn commitment to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and to fulfil all the obligations contained therein.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that “like any newborn”, South Sudan, which on the day of its birth ranked at the bottom of almost all human development indicators, needs help.
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