(Reuters) Michelle Nichols - The UN said Wednesday it has received 13 letters from Palestinian officials for accession to international conventions and treaties. Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour said their accession to those treaties will come into force within 30 days. The Palestinians became eligible to sign on to the treaties after the UN General Assembly upgraded the Palestinians' status at the UN in 2012 from "observer entity" to "non-member state."
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