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title: "UN R/57/78 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/57/78: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 2002 — 156 in favour, 2 against, 13 abstaining. The Acting President: Draft resolution U is entitled _A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons<d3>. Members will recall that the representative of Japan has submitted an oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of this draft resolution. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the Assembly will first take a decision on the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution U. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution U? The oral amendment to the third preambular par…"
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# R/57/78: nan

Voted 2002-11-22 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

156

91%

No

2

1%

Abstain

13

8%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: Draft resolution U is entitled \_A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons\<d3>. Members will recall that the representative of Japan has submitted an oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of this draft resolution. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the Assembly will first take a decision on the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution U. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution U? The oral amendment to the third preambular par…

### Voted against

India, United States

### Notable abstentions

Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, South Africa, Sweden

## Primary sources

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

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