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title: "UN R/16/1398 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/1398: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1962 — 54 in favour, 34 against, 13 abstaining. TO ADOPT GHANA MOTION FOR A 2/3 MAJORITY VOTE ON THE GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION (A/5131) TO INCLUDE AN ITEM ON SOUTHERN RHODESIA, IN THE AGENDA."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/804"
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# R/16/1398: SOUTHERN RHODESIA

Voted 1962-07-05 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

54

53%

No

34

34%

Abstain

13

13%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT GHANA MOTION FOR A 2/3 MAJORITY VOTE ON THE GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION (A/5131) TO INCLUDE AN ITEM ON SOUTHERN RHODESIA, IN THE AGENDA.

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

### Notable abstentions

Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Thailand

## Primary sources

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

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