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title: "UN R/72/70 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/72/70: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 2017 — 169 in favour, 0 against, 11 abstaining. The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 72/68). The Acting President: May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 103? It was so decided. Agenda item 104 Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region Report of the First Committee (A/72/414) The Assembly has before it a draft…"
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# R/72/70: nan

Voted 2017-12-04 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

169

94%

No

0

0%

Abstain

11

6%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 72/68). The Acting President: May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 103? It was so decided. Agenda item 104 Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region Report of the First Committee (A/72/414) The Assembly has before it a draft…

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Syria, United States

## Primary sources

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

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