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title: "UN Roll call 892 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "Roll call 892: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1965 — 78 in favour, 2 against, 16 abstaining. TO ADOPT SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOL. A (A/6159) ENLARGING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON POLICIES OF APARTHEID OF SOUTH AFRICA AND CONDEMNING BOTH SOUTH AFRICA AND COLLABORATING STATES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UN RESOLUTIONS; ALSO URGING"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/892"
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# Roll call 892: SOUTH AFRICA, SANCTIONS

Voted 1965-12-07 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

78

81%

No

2

2%

Abstain

16

17%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOL. A (A/6159) ENLARGING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON POLICIES OF APARTHEID OF SOUTH AFRICA AND CONDEMNING BOTH SOUTH AFRICA AND COLLABORATING STATES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UN RESOLUTIONS; ALSO URGING

### Voted against

Portugal, South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom

## Primary sources

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

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