Lebanon regains UN voting rights after paying arrears

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Lebanon regained its voting rights at the United Nations after paying outstanding dues it owed the international body, a UN spokesperson said Monday. “Lebanon has just made a payment. With this payment Lebanon's voting rights have been fully restored,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.“Lebanon paid its dues that were delayed few days because of the current situation in Lebanon,” Amal Mudallali, the country's ambassador to the UN, wrote on Twitter Monday.

“Lebanon is not under article 19 anymore,” she added, referring to a UN provision that allows the body to strip a member state of voting privileges if they have fallen behind on financial contributions. The UN on Friday said that crisis-hit Lebanon was among seven countries that would lose the right to vote in the General Assembly because of a failure to pay dues.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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