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title: "UN R/15/449A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/449A: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1961 — 42 in favour, 38 against, 12 abstaining. TO ADOPT 4TH PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4734) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES, SAID PARAGRAPH RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO SAFEGAURD ARAB-REFUGEE PROPERTY RIGHTS."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/709"
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# R/15/449A: PALESTINE, REFUGEES

Voted 1961-04-05 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

42

46%

No

38

41%

Abstain

12

13%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 4TH PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4734) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES, SAID PARAGRAPH RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO SAFEGAURD ARAB-REFUGEE PROPERTY RIGHTS.

### Voted against

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, France, Gabon, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Panama, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

### Notable abstentions

Brazil, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Laos, Madagascar, Myanmar (Burma), Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Thailand, Togo

## Primary sources

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

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