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title: "UN R/15/448 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/448: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1961 — 41 in favour, 35 against, 14 abstaining. TO ADOPT A MOTION FOR SEPARATE VOTES ON 3 DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4734) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/708"
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# R/15/448: PALESTINE, REFUGEES

Voted 1961-04-05 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

41

46%

No

35

39%

Abstain

14

16%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT A MOTION FOR SEPARATE VOTES ON 3 DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4734) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES.

### Voted against

Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Yemen Arab Republic, Yugoslavia

### Notable abstentions

Cambodia, Chad, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Cyprus, Ghana, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Portugal, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Venezuela

## Primary sources

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

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