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title: "UN Roll call 961 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "Roll call 961: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1966 — 101 in favour, 0 against, 8 abstaining. TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6650/REV. 1) REQUESTING THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO STUDY METHODS TO ENSURE A MORE EQUITABLE USE OF THE WORKING LANGUAGES OF THE U.N.O. AND A BETTER BALANCE AMONG THESE LANGUAGES IN THE RECRUITMENT OF THE STAFF."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/961"
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# Roll call 961: WORKING LANGUAGES

Voted 1966-12-07 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

101

93%

No

0

0%

Abstain

8

7%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6650/REV. 1) REQUESTING THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO STUDY METHODS TO ENSURE A MORE EQUITABLE USE OF THE WORKING LANGUAGES OF THE U.N.O. AND A BETTER BALANCE AMONG THESE LANGUAGES IN THE RECRUITMENT OF THE STAFF.

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia

## Primary sources

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

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