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title: "UN R/15/449B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/449B: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1961 — 42 in favour, 35 against, 15 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERSTIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4743) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES, SAID PARAGRAPH RECOMMENDING THAT PRIMARY CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN DURING THE 16TH SESSION TO THE PROBLEM OF THE FUTURE WELFARE OF T"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/710"
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# R/15/449B: PALESTINE, REFUGEES

Voted 1961-04-05 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

42

46%

No

35

38%

Abstain

15

16%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERSTIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4743) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES, SAID PARAGRAPH RECOMMENDING THAT PRIMARY CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN DURING THE 16TH SESSION TO THE PROBLEM OF THE FUTURE WELFARE OF T

### Voted against

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

### Notable abstentions

Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Senegal, Thailand, Togo

## Primary sources

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

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