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title: "UN R/16/887 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/887: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1961 — 47 in favour, 30 against, 22 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 5-7 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOL. I (A/4968) IMPOSING SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA FOR ITS DETERMINED MAINTENANCE OF APARTHEID POLICIES. SAID PARAGRAPHS DRAW SECURITY COUNCIL ATTENTION TO A POSSIBL"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/750"
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# R/16/887: SOUTH AFRICA, SANCTIONS

Voted 1961-11-06 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

47

47%

No

30

30%

Abstain

22

22%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 5-7 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOL. I (A/4968) IMPOSING SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA FOR ITS DETERMINED MAINTENANCE OF APARTHEID POLICIES. SAID PARAGRAPHS DRAW SECURITY COUNCIL ATTENTION TO A POSSIBL

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Cambodia, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Iran, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal

## Primary sources

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

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