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title: "UN R/53/77E Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/53/77E: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1998 — 152 in favour, 0 against, 13 abstaining. The President (interpretation from Spanish): Draft resolution B is entitled _Assistance to States for curbing the traffic in small arms and collecting them<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution B without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes toin do likewise? Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 53/77 B). The President (interpretation from Spanish): Draft resolution C is entitled _Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes<d3>. The First Committee also adopted draft resolution C without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resol…"
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# R/53/77E: nan

Voted 1998-12-04 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

152

92%

No

0

0%

Abstain

13

8%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The President (interpretation from Spanish): Draft resolution B is entitled \_Assistance to States for curbing the traffic in small arms and collecting them\<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution B without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes toin do likewise? Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 53/77 B). The President (interpretation from Spanish): Draft resolution C is entitled \_Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes\<d3>. The First Committee also adopted draft resolution C without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resol…

### Notable abstentions

Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, India, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Romania, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

## Primary sources

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

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