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title: "UN R/59/230 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/59/230: Economic development. Adopted in 2004 — 166 in favour, 1 against, 1 abstaining. The President (spoke in French): May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 85? It was so decided. (b) Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States Report of the Second Committee (A/59/483/Add.2) The President (spoke in French): The Assembly has before it two draft resolutions recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 16 of its report and one draft decision, as noted by the Rapporteur of the Second Committee. We will now take a decision on d…"
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# R/59/230: nan

Voted 2004-12-22 · Economic development

Yes

166

99%

No

1

1%

Abstain

1

1%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The President (spoke in French): May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 85? It was so decided. (b) Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States Report of the Second Committee (A/59/483/Add.2) The President (spoke in French): The Assembly has before it two draft resolutions recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 16 of its report and one draft decision, as noted by the Rapporteur of the Second Committee. We will now take a decision on d…

### Voted against

United States

### Notable abstentions

Japan

## Primary sources

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

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