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title: "UN R/71/243 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/71/243: Economic development. Rejected in 2016 — 6 in favour, 117 against, 47 abstaining. The President: May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 23 and of agenda item 23 as a whole? It was so decided. Agenda item 24 Operational activities for development Report of the Second Committee (A/71/468) The President: May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to take note of the report of the Second Committee? It was so decided. The President: The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 24. (a) Operational activities for development of the United Nations system Report…"
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# R/71/243: nan

Voted 2016-12-21 · Economic development

Yes

6

4%

No

117

69%

Abstain

47

28%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The President: May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 23 and of agenda item 23 as a whole? It was so decided. Agenda item 24 Operational activities for development Report of the Second Committee (A/71/468) The President: May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to take note of the report of the Second Committee? It was so decided. The President: The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 24. (a) Operational activities for development of the United Nations system Report…

### Notable abstentions

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chad, Congo - Kinshasa, Croatia, Czechia, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia

## Primary sources

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

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