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title: "UN R/16/888B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/888B: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1961 — 49 in favour, 32 against, 17 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOL. II (A/4968), WHICH PARAGRAPH URGES UN MEMBERS TO TAKE SEPARATE AND COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/752"
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# R/16/888B: SOUTH AFRICA, SANCTIONS

Voted 1961-11-06 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

49

50%

No

32

33%

Abstain

17

17%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOL. II (A/4968), WHICH PARAGRAPH URGES UN MEMBERS TO TAKE SEPARATE AND COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA.

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

### Notable abstentions

Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Honduras, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka

## Primary sources

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

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