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title: "UN R/55/33R Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/55/33R: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 2000 — 150 in favour, 2 against, 10 abstaining. The President: Draft resolution Q is entitled _Illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution Q without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution Q was adopted (resolution 55/33 Q). The President: Draft resolution R is entitled _A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons<d3>. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution R. A"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5667"
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# R/55/33R: nan

Voted 2000-11-20 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

150

93%

No

2

1%

Abstain

10

6%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The President: Draft resolution Q is entitled \_Illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons\<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution Q without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution Q was adopted (resolution 55/33 Q). The President: Draft resolution R is entitled \_A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons\<d3>. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution R. A

### Voted against

Egypt, Pakistan

### Notable abstentions

Algeria, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Monaco, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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