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title: "UN R/14/586A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/586A: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1959 — 38 in favour, 24 against, 18 abstaining. TO ADOPT 9TH PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/4280), CONSIDERING THE UN ESPECIALLY RESPONSIBE FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLES THREATENED BY FRENCH TESTS."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/589"
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# R/14/586A: FRANCE, NUCLEAR TESTING

Voted 1959-11-06 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

38

48%

No

24

30%

Abstain

18

23%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 9TH PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/4280), CONSIDERING THE UN ESPECIALLY RESPONSIBE FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLES THREATENED BY FRENCH TESTS.

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

### Notable abstentions

Austria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Ireland, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Sweden

## Primary sources

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

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