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title: "UN A/RES/72/111 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "A/RES/72/111: Colonialism. Adopted in 2017 — 128 in favour, 7 against, 40 abstaining. A/72/251 62 - Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. - DECOLONIZATION"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5636"
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UN vote · Session 72

# A/RES/72/111: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Voted 2017-12-07 · Colonialism

Yes

128

73%

No

7

4%

Abstain

40

23%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

A/72/251 62 - Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. - DECOLONIZATION

### Voted against

Australia, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Israel, Morocco, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland

## Primary sources

- [UN document A/RES/72/111](https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/72/111)
- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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