--- title: "UN R/56/24G Vote | Model Diplomat" description: "R/56/24G: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 2001 — 140 in favour, 2 against, 8 abstaining. The Acting President: Draft resolution H is entitled _Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas. Separate votes have been requested on the words _and South Asia at the end of operative paragraph 3 and on operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution H. If there is no objection to these requests, I shall first put to the vote the words _and South Asia at theend of operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution H, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested. A" url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5677" --- [New](https://modeldiplomat.com/) UN vote · # R/56/24G: nan Voted 2001-11-29 · Nuclear weapons Yes 140 93% No 2 1% Abstain 8 5% Absent 0 0% ## Summary The Acting President: Draft resolution H is entitled \_Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas\. Separate votes have been requested on the words \_and South Asia\ at the end of operative paragraph 3 and on operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution H. If there is no objection to these requests, I shall first put to the vote the words \_and South Asia\ at theend of operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution H, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested. A ### Voted against India, Pakistan ### Notable abstentions Bhutan, Cuba, Israel, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar (Burma), United Kingdom, United States ## Primary sources - [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ) [Ask a follow-up about this vote →](https://modeldiplomat.com/search?q=UN%20resolution%20R%2F56%2F24G%20nan)