UN vote ·
R/71/272: nan
Voted 2016-12-23 · General Assembly recorded vote
Yes
65
40%
No
82
51%
Abstain
15
9%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
The Acting President: I should like to remind members that, in accordance with Article 18 of the Charter of the United Nations and rule 83 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, decisions of the General Assembly on amendments to proposals relating to important questions, and on parts of such proposals put to the vote separately, shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting. We will therefore proceed on that basis. A recorded vote has been requested. A
Notable abstentions
Barbados, Bhutan, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Liberia, Myanmar (Burma), Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago