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title: "UN R/53/155 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/53/155: Human rights. Adopted in 1998 — 127 in favour, 1 against, 43 abstaining. The Acting President: Draft resolution XIV is entitled _United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, 1995-2004, and public information activities inthe field of human rights<d3>. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XIV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes todo the same? Draft resolution XIV was adopted (resolution 53/153). 14 85th plenary meeting 9 December 1998 The Acting President: The Assembly will now turn to draft resolution XV, entitled _Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights<d3>, and to the amendment to that draft resolutio…"
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# R/53/155: nan

Voted 1998-12-09 · Human rights

Yes

127

74%

No

1

1%

Abstain

43

25%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: Draft resolution XIV is entitled \_United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, 1995-2004, and public information activities inthe field of human rights\<d3>. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XIV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes todo the same? Draft resolution XIV was adopted (resolution 53/153). 14 85th plenary meeting 9 December 1998 The Acting President: The Assembly will now turn to draft resolution XV, entitled \_Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights\<d3>, and to the amendment to that draft resolutio…

### Voted against

United States

### Notable abstentions

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece

## Primary sources

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

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