Palestinians hope that being voted on to the UN agency for culture, education and science will "open the door" to joining 16 other UN agencies within weeks.

Ibrahim Khraishi, the Palestinian envoy at the UN in Geneva, said diplomats are now planning to capitalise on Monday's landslide vote to allow the Palestinians into Unesco by preparing papers to join 16 other UN agencies.

He said the Unesco vote set a "precedent" to allowing such broad memberships.

The Obama administration cut off funding to Unesco after the vote, and US officials warned of a "cascade" effect at other UN bodies that might follow Unesco's lead.

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