--- title: "UN R/53/138 Vote | Model Diplomat" description: "R/53/138: Human rights. Adopted in 1998 — 104 in favour, 6 against, 45 abstaining. The Acting President: We shall now take action on draft resolution I, entitled _International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 53/137). The Acting President: Draft resolution II is entitled _Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights. A separate vote has bee…" url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/6047" --- [New](https://modeldiplomat.com/) UN vote · # R/53/138: nan Voted 1998-12-09 · Human rights Yes 104 67% No 6 4% Abstain 45 29% Absent 0 0% ## Summary The Acting President: We shall now take action on draft resolution I, entitled \_International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families\. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 53/137). The Acting President: Draft resolution II is entitled \_Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights\. A separate vote has bee… ### Voted against Cuba, India, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan ### Notable abstentions Algeria, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Brunei, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Egypt ## Primary sources - [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ) [Ask a follow-up about this vote →](https://modeldiplomat.com/search?q=UN%20resolution%20R%2F53%2F138%20nan)