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R/58/157: nan

Voted 2003-12-22 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes
135
79%
No
8
5%
Abstain
27
16%
Absent
0
0%

Summary

The President: Draft resolution II is entitled _The girl child<d3>. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 58/156). The President: Draft resolution IV is entitled _Rights of the child<d3>. Separate votes have been requested on paragraph 26 (b) and on the words _corporal punishment<d3> in operative paragraph 41 (c) in draft resolution IV. Are there any objections to this request? There are none. I shall put to the vote operative paragraph 26 (b) of draft resolution IV on…

Voted against

Botswana, Guyana, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, Tanzania, Tonga, United States

Notable abstentions

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei, Congo - Kinshasa, Gambia, Guinea, India, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya

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