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title: "UN R/61/173 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/61/173: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 2006 — 106 in favour, 29 against, 30 abstaining. The President: I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 (b) of draft resolution XX. A recorded vote has been requested. A"
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# R/61/173: nan

Voted 2006-12-19 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

106

64%

No

29

18%

Abstain

30

18%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The President: I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 (b) of draft resolution XX. A recorded vote has been requested. A

### Voted against

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

### Notable abstentions

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Burundi, Congo - Brazzaville, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya

## Primary sources

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

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