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title: "UN R/59/83 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/59/83: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 2004 — 170 in favour, 5 against, 4 abstaining. The Acting President: Draft resolution XVII is entitled _Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XVII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution XVII was adopted (resolution 59/82). The Acting President: Draft resolution XVIII is entitled _Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the 15A/59/PV.66 International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons<d3>. A separate vote has been requested on operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution XVIII. In the ab…"
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# R/59/83: nan

Voted 2004-12-03 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

170

95%

No

5

3%

Abstain

4

2%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: Draft resolution XVII is entitled \_Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures\<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XVII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution XVII was adopted (resolution 59/82). The Acting President: Draft resolution XVIII is entitled \_Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the 15A/59/PV.66 International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons\<d3>. A separate vote has been requested on operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution XVIII. In the ab…

### Voted against

Israel, Palau, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Belarus, France, Latvia, Uzbekistan

## Primary sources

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

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