General Assembly (decolonization)

By a recorded vote of 76 in favour to none against, the Committee Reaffirmed the inalienable right of all peoples to self-determination and
Independence. The Committee recommended to the General Assembly that it underline Security Council resolution 1495 (2003), which expressed that organ's support of the peace plan for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara as an optimum political solution, on the basis of agreement between the two parties to the dispute over that Territory. (See annex for details of voting)

The resolution adopted this year is balances and very similar to the resolution adopted by consensus. Morocco chose not to support the resolution this year therefore breaking the consensus. Morocco, France among others abstained.

Those who voted in favour of the resolution include: United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, Russia, Norway, Poland, Finland, Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, Iceland, Brazil, Fiji, Solomon Islands…


Vote on Western Sahara
The draft resolution on the Question of Western Sahara (document A/C.4/61/L.5) was approved by a recorded vote of 76 in favour to none against, with 72 abstentions, as follows:
In favour : Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Chile, Cфte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands , New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Slovakia, Slovenia , Solomon Islands, South Africa, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Uganda, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: None.
Abstain: Andorra, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen.
Absent: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, China, Congo, Cyprus, El Salvador, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Honduras, Iran, Kiribati, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Nauru, Niger, Pakistan, Republic of Moldova, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan.