General Assembly

13 African States and Cyprus Admitted to UN

20 September 1960

As one of its first acts, the 15th regular session of the UN General Assembly, which opened in New York today, unanimously admitted 14 new States to membership in the United Nations. This brings the total number of States members of the UN to 96, almost double its original membership.
Here, Mr. Ahmad Shukairy, Minister of State for UN Affairs of Saudi Arabia, is seen at the speakers' rostrum as he welcomed the new States to mebership in the UN.

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