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title: "UN A/RES/72/27 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "A/RES/72/27: Disarmament. Adopted in 2017 — 131 in favour, 4 against, 48 abstaining. A/72/251 97b - No first placement of weapons in outer space. - WEAPONS--OUTER SPACE"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5616"
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UN vote · Session 72

# A/RES/72/27: No first placement of weapons in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Voted 2017-12-04 · Disarmament

Yes

131

72%

No

4

2%

Abstain

48

26%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

A/72/251 97b - No first placement of weapons in outer space. - WEAPONS--OUTER SPACE

### Voted against

Georgia, Israel, Ukraine, United States

### Notable abstentions

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France

## Primary sources

- [UN document A/RES/72/27](https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/72/27)
- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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