Cherif Mahamat Zene is Permanent Representative of the Republic of Chad to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of December, as he chairs the meeting to adopt a resolution on Palestinian statehood on December 30, 2014 in New York.

The Security Council voted on a draft resolution submitted by Jordan on the establishment of "a sovereign, contiguous and viable State of Palestine" within 12 months. The result of the vote was 8 in favor, 2 against (Australia and United States) and 5 abstentions (Lithuania, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Rwanda and United Kingdom).

Having failed to gain the requisite 9 votes in favour and given the veto by the United States the draft resolution was not adopted.

"The inaction of the Security Council in this area dooms the situation to a dangerous status quo which we cannot accept. One chance for hope is not enough. We must continue," Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, slammed the UNSC rejection of the resolution as “regrettable.”