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title: "UN A/RES/72/50 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "A/RES/72/50: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 2017 — 156 in favour, 4 against, 24 abstaining. A/72/251 99z - United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons. - NUCLEAR WEAPONS--ELIMINATION"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5607"
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UN vote · Session 72

# A/RES/72/50: United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Voted 2017-12-04 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

156

85%

No

4

2%

Abstain

24

13%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

A/72/251 99z - United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons. - NUCLEAR WEAPONS--ELIMINATION

### Voted against

China, North Korea, Russia, Syria

### Notable abstentions

Algeria, Angola, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Myanmar (Burma)

## Primary sources

- [UN document A/RES/72/50](https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/72/50)
- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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