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title: "UN R/71/249 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/71/249: General Assembly recorded vote. Rejected in 2016 — 1 in favour, 116 against, 4 abstaining. The Acting President: In accordance with rule 89, I shall now put to the vote the motion for division. A"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/5974"
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# R/71/249: nan

Voted 2016-12-22 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

1

1%

No

116

96%

Abstain

4

3%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: In accordance with rule 89, I shall now put to the vote the motion for division. A

### Notable abstentions

France, Mauritius, Nigeria, Palau

## Primary sources

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

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