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title: "UN R/53/78D Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/53/78D: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1998 — 103 in favour, 39 against, 21 abstaining. The Acting President: Draft resolution B is entitled_United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution B without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 53/78 B). The Acting President: Draft resolution C is entitled_United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa. The First Committee adopted draft resolution C without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution C was adopted (resolution 53/78…"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/6043"
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# R/53/78D: nan

Voted 1998-12-04 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

103

63%

No

39

24%

Abstain

21

13%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: Draft resolution B is entitled_United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific\<d3>. The First Committee adopted draft resolution B without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 53/78 B). The Acting President: Draft resolution C is entitled_United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa. The First Committee adopted draft resolution C without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution C was adopted (resolution 53/78…

### Voted against

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Chile, Cyprus, Georgia, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova

## Primary sources

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

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