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title: "UN R/15/449C Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/449C: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1961 — 37 in favour, 17 against, 36 abstaining. TO ADOPT SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4734) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES, MINUS PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH 4 AND OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/711"
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# R/15/449C: PALESTINE, REFUGEES

Voted 1961-04-05 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

37

41%

No

17

19%

Abstain

36

40%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4734) ON PALESTINE REFUGEES, MINUS PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH 4 AND OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2.

### Voted against

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Niger, Senegal, Uruguay

### Notable abstentions

Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Ghana, Hungary

## Primary sources

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

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