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title: "UN R/18/1881A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/18/1881A: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1963 — 67 in favour, 17 against, 21 abstaining. TO ADOPT ALGERIAN MOTION FOR A 20-MINUTE SUSPENSION OF MEETING DURING DEBATE ON ITEM 30 RE APARTHEID IN S. AFRICA."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/850"
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# R/18/1881A: APARTHEID

Voted 1963-09-06 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

67

64%

No

17

16%

Abstain

21

20%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT ALGERIAN MOTION FOR A 20-MINUTE SUSPENSION OF MEETING DURING DEBATE ON ITEM 30 RE APARTHEID IN S. AFRICA.

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Mexico

## Primary sources

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

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