Can a place be recognized as a country by the UN if a Security Council member vetos?
So 2 of the 5 permanent members of the UN is already not going to do this.
And it is not only limited to non-western countries, the same argument holds for Spain with Catalonia for instance.
Real-politik is complicated.
It's best to think of the UN as a meeting place where consensus can form, rather than as a law making body with a well functioning appeal and dispute resolution process for its own deliberations.