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title: "UN R/16/888A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/888A: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1961 — 51 in favour, 29 against, 18 abstaining. TO ADOPT 2ND PART OF OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION II (A/4968) REQUESTING SECURITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER MEASURES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE UN CHARTER, WHICH PART REQUESTS SECURITY COUNCIL"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/751"
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# R/16/888A: SOUTH AFRICA, SANCTIONS

Voted 1961-11-06 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

51

52%

No

29

30%

Abstain

18

18%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 2ND PART OF OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION II (A/4968) REQUESTING SECURITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER MEASURES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE UN CHARTER, WHICH PART REQUESTS SECURITY COUNCIL

### Voted against

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

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Israel, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines

## Primary sources

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

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