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title: "UN R/17/1131 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/17/1131: Human rights. Rejected in 1962 — 33 in favour, 47 against, 21 abstaining. TO ADOPT U.S.S.R. AMENDMENT (A/L.414) TO 2ND COMM.DRAFT RESOL. (A/5344/ADD.1 AND ADD.1/CORR.1) AFFIRMING THE RIGHT OF STATES TO PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY OVER THEIR OWN NATURAL WEALTH AND RESOURCES, SAID AMENDMENT ADDING THESE WORDS AT BEGINNING OF"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/830"
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# R/17/1131: NATURAL RESOURCES

Voted 1962-12-05 · Human rights

Yes

33

33%

No

47

47%

Abstain

21

21%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT U.S.S.R. AMENDMENT (A/L.414) TO 2ND COMM.DRAFT RESOL. (A/5344/ADD.1 AND ADD.1/CORR.1) AFFIRMING THE RIGHT OF STATES TO PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY OVER THEIR OWN NATURAL WEALTH AND RESOURCES, SAID AMENDMENT ADDING THESE WORDS AT BEGINNING OF

### Notable abstentions

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Iran, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Panama

## Primary sources

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

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