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title: "UN R/16/1156B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/1156B: Economic development. Adopted in 1961 — 67 in favour, 12 against, 14 abstaining. TO ADOPT 5TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5066) CONCERNING THE COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCING OF THE UN OPERATIONS IN THE CONGO."
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# R/16/1156B: PEACEKEEPING FINANCES

Voted 1961-12-02 · Economic development

Yes

67

72%

No

12

13%

Abstain

14

15%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 5TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5066) CONCERNING THE COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCING OF THE UN OPERATIONS IN THE CONGO.

### Voted against

Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Madagascar, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritania, Philippines, South Africa, Sudan, Yemen Arab Republic

## Primary sources

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

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