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title: "UN R/16/1147C Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/1147C: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1961 — 63 in favour, 14 against, 20 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5068), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING INTENSIFIED EFFORTS BY THE CONCILIATION COMMISSON TO IMPLEMENT THE \\REPATRIATION\\\\ PARAGRAPH OF RESOL. 194 (III) AND IDENTIFY-EVA\""
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/775"
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# R/16/1147C: PALESTINE, CONCILIATION COMMISSION

Voted 1961-12-02 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

63

65%

No

14

14%

Abstain

20

21%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5068), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING INTENSIFIED EFFORTS BY THE CONCILIATION COMMISSON TO IMPLEMENT THE \REPATRIATION\\\ PARAGRAPH OF RESOL. 194 (III) AND IDENTIFY-EVA"

### Voted against

Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen Arab Republic

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Poland, Romania

## Primary sources

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

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