According to the Repertory of practice of United Nations organs, at least two attempts have been made to expel a state: South Africa for its policy of apartheid in 1974, and Israel for its occupation of the Palestinian territories.
[7] Eventually, the Republic of China was stripped of its 26-year-long UN membership and replaced by the PRC in the United Nations Security Council.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and adoption of General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1, the presence of Russia in the United Nations Security Council has been questioned.
[8] That provision, however, only applies to decisions of the Security Council under Chapter VI and Article 52(3) of the Charter, not to expulsions.
[9][10][11] On November 4, 2024, amidst the Israel–Hamas war, Malaysia said it was developing a proposal to expel Israel from the United Nations.