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title: "UN R/22/2259 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/22/2259: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1967 — 90 in favour, 2 against, 18 abstaining. TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6884) CALLING UPON THE U.K. TO TAKE ALL MEASURES INCLUDING THE USE OF FORCE, TO END THE \\ILLEGAL RACIST MINORITY REGIME\\\\ IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA, AND ESPECIALLY CONDEMNING SOUTH AFRICA AND PORTUGAL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUP\""
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/976"
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# R/22/2259: SOUTHERN RHODESIA

Voted 1967-11-02 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

90

82%

No

2

2%

Abstain

18

16%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6884) CALLING UPON THE U.K. TO TAKE ALL MEASURES INCLUDING THE USE OF FORCE, TO END THE \ILLEGAL RACIST MINORITY REGIME\\\ IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA, AND ESPECIALLY CONDEMNING SOUTH AFRICA AND PORTUGAL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUP"

### Voted against

Portugal, South Africa

### Notable abstentions

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

## Primary sources

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

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