UN vote ·
R/16/807B: DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR
Voted 1961-11-02 · Nuclear weapons
Yes
55
56%
No
18
18%
Abstain
26
26%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. II (A/4942/ADD.3) SAID PARAGRAPH DECLARING THE USE OF NUCLEAR AND THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS TO BE A VIOLATION OF THE UN CHARTER, CONTRARY TO INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE LAWS OF HUMANITY AND
Voted against
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Notable abstentions
Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iran