--- title: "UN R/58/49 Vote | Model Diplomat" description: "R/58/49: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 2003 — 159 in favour, 2 against, 10 abstaining. The Acting President: Draft resolution XIII is entitled _Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution XIII was adopted (resolution 58/48). The Acting President: Draft resolution XIV is entitled _Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas. Separate votes have been requested on the last three words, _and South Asia, ofoperative paragraph 5 and on operative paragraph 5 as a whole of draft resolution XIV…" url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5724" --- [New](https://modeldiplomat.com/) UN vote · # R/58/49: nan Voted 2003-12-08 · Nuclear weapons Yes 159 93% No 2 1% Abstain 10 6% Absent 0 0% ## Summary The Acting President: Draft resolution XIII is entitled \_Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction\. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution XIII was adopted (resolution 58/48). The Acting President: Draft resolution XIV is entitled \_Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas\. Separate votes have been requested on the last three words, \_and South Asia\, ofoperative paragraph 5 and on operative paragraph 5 as a whole of draft resolution XIV… ### Voted against India, Pakistan ### Notable abstentions Albania, Bhutan, France, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar (Burma), Russia, Spain, 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%2F58%2F49%20nan)