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title: "UN R/15/274B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/274B: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1961 — 86 in favour, 1 against, 8 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOL. II (A/4728), SAID PARAGRAPH NOTING THAT S. AFRICA APARTHEID POLICIES HAVE LED TO INTERNATIONAL FRICTION AND ENDANGER INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/685"
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# R/15/274B: APARTHEID, THREAT TO PEACE

Voted 1961-04-04 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

86

91%

No

1

1%

Abstain

8

8%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOL. II (A/4728), SAID PARAGRAPH NOTING THAT S. AFRICA APARTHEID POLICIES HAVE LED TO INTERNATIONAL FRICTION AND ENDANGER INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

### Voted against

Portugal

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Iceland, Sweden, United Kingdom

## Primary sources

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

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