United Nations General Assembly Resolution 77/229

United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/229 titled "Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine" was a United Nations resolution issued on the 15th December, 2022, pertaining to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Voting

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Vote Tally States Percent of votes Percent of members
In favour 83 Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar,[a] Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, South Korea, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu 51.93% 48.70%
Against 14 Belarus, China, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mali, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe 7.73% 7.25%
Abstain 80 Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tonga, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia 40.33% 37.82%
Absent 17 Afghanistan,[b] Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea Morocco, Nauru, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela[c]
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  1. ^ the junta is unable to vote in the United Nations
  2. ^ the Taliban is unable to vote in the United Nations
  3. ^ Venezuela was suspended from voting in the 76th session and the 11th emergency special session owing to its failure to pay dues in the previous two years, for which it did not receive a special waiver from the Assembly.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UN General Assembly adopts updated resolution on human rights violations in Crimea". 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Guterres, António (27 February 2022). "Letter dated 27 February 2022 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly". Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine :: Resolution /: Adopted by the General Assembly". 15 December 2022.