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title: "UN A/RES/72/73 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "A/RES/72/73: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 2017 — 128 in favour, 1 against, 3 abstaining. A/72/251 77a - Oceans and the law of the sea. - LAW OF THE SEA"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5620"
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UN vote · Session 72

# A/RES/72/73: Oceans and the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Voted 2017-12-05 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

128

97%

No

1

1%

Abstain

3

2%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

A/72/251 77a - Oceans and the law of the sea. - LAW OF THE SEA

### Voted against

Turkey

### Notable abstentions

Colombia, El Salvador, Venezuela

## Primary sources

- [UN document A/RES/72/73](https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/72/73)
- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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