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title: "UN R/53/85 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/53/85: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1998 — 116 in favour, 1 against, 20 abstaining. The Acting President: Since the motion for no action is not adopted, the Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/53/L.60 and on the amendment thereto contained in document A/53/L.61. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the amendment is voted on first. The Assembly will therefore take a decision first on the amendment circulated in document A/53/L.61. A recorded vote has been requested. A"
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# R/53/85: nan

Voted 1998-12-07 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

116

85%

No

1

1%

Abstain

20

15%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: Since the motion for no action is not adopted, the Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/53/L.60 and on the amendment thereto contained in document A/53/L.61. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the amendment is voted on first. The Assembly will therefore take a decision first on the amendment circulated in document A/53/L.61. A recorded vote has been requested. A

### Voted against

Armenia

### Notable abstentions

Bahamas, Barbados, Benin, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka

## Primary sources

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

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