General Assembly demands all States comply with UN resolutions regarding status of Jerusalem 12/21/2017 7:10:06 PM Wide view of the General Assembly Hall. UN Photo UN News Center, 21 December 2017  – By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the  United Nations  General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem. Through a resolution adopted by a recorded vote of 128 in favour to nine against, with 35 abstentions, the 193-member Assembly expressed “deep regret” over recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem and stressed that the Holy City “is a final status issue to be resolved through negotiations in line with relevant UN resolutions.” Action in the Assembly today follows a failed attempt by the Security Council on Monday adopt a similar text reflecting regret among the body’s members about “recent decisions regarding the status of Jerusalem,” with ...