A/RES/2787(XXVI)

Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Body: General Assembly, session 26
Date: 1971-12-06
Committee report: A/8543
Meeting record: A/PV.2001
Agenda item(s): Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights.

Tally

Yes 76No 10Abstain 33Did not vote 12

Roll call

'Did not vote' combines members that were absent and members present that did not participate; the source does not distinguish them.

Roll call – A/RES/2787(XXVI)
Country	Position
Afghanistan	Yes
Albania	Yes
Algeria	Yes
Bahrain	Yes
Belarus (as “BYELORUSSIAN SSR”)	Yes
Botswana	Yes
Bulgaria	Yes
Burundi	Yes
Cameroon	Yes
Central African Republic	Yes
Chad	Yes
Chile	Yes
China	Yes
Congo	Yes
Côte d'Ivoire (as “IVORY COAST”)	Yes
Cuba	Yes
Cyprus	Yes
Czechoslovakia	Yes
Democratic Yemen	Yes
Ecuador	Yes
Egypt	Yes
Equatorial Guinea	Yes
Ethiopia	Yes
Gabon	Yes
Ghana	Yes
Greece	Yes
Guatemala	Yes
Guinea	Yes
Guyana	Yes
Honduras	Yes
Hungary	Yes
India	Yes
Indonesia	Yes
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (as “IRAN”)	Yes
Iraq	Yes
Jordan	Yes
Kenya	Yes
Kuwait	Yes
Lebanon	Yes
Libya (as “LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC”)	Yes
Malaysia	Yes
Mali	Yes
Malta	Yes
Mauritania	Yes
Mexico	Yes
Mongolia	Yes
Morocco	Yes
Myanmar (as “BURMA”)	Yes
Nepal	Yes
Niger	Yes
Nigeria	Yes
Oman	Yes
Pakistan	Yes
Peru	Yes
Poland	Yes
Qatar	Yes
Romania	Yes
Rwanda	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Yes
Senegal	Yes
Sierra Leone	Yes
Singapore	Yes
Somalia	Yes
Sri Lanka (as “CEYLON”)	Yes
Sudan	Yes
Syrian Arab Republic	Yes
Togo	Yes
Tunisia	Yes
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)	Yes
Uganda	Yes
Ukraine (as “UKRAINIAN SSR”)	Yes
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”)	Yes
United Republic of Tanzania	Yes
Yemen	Yes
Yugoslavia	Yes
Zambia	Yes
Australia	No
Belgium	No
France	No
Israel	No
Luxembourg	No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)	No
New Zealand	No
Portugal	No
United Kingdom	No
United States	No
Argentina	Abstain
Austria	Abstain
Barbados	Abstain
Benin (as “DAHOMEY”)	Abstain
Brazil	Abstain
Canada	Abstain
Colombia	Abstain
Costa Rica	Abstain
Denmark	Abstain
Dominican Republic	Abstain
Eswatini (as “SWAZILAND”)	Abstain
Finland	Abstain
Gambia	Abstain
Iceland	Abstain
Ireland	Abstain
Italy	Abstain
Jamaica	Abstain
Japan	Abstain
Lao People's Democratic Republic (as “LAOS”)	Abstain
Lesotho	Abstain
Liberia	Abstain
Madagascar	Abstain
Malawi	Abstain
Nicaragua	Abstain
Norway	Abstain
Panama	Abstain
Paraguay	Abstain
Philippines	Abstain
Spain	Abstain
Sweden	Abstain
Thailand	Abstain
Uruguay	Abstain
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (as “VENEZUELA”)	Abstain
Bhutan	Did not vote
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (as “BOLIVIA”)	Did not vote
Burkina Faso (as “UPPER VOLTA”)	Did not vote
Cambodia (as “KHMER REPUBLIC”)	Did not vote
Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”)	Did not vote
El Salvador	Did not vote
Fiji	Did not vote
Haiti	Did not vote
Maldives	Did not vote
Mauritius	Did not vote
South Africa	Did not vote
Trinidad and Tobago	Did not vote

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Sources

Voting data: United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Security Council Voting Data (Version 7, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4055387, and General Assembly Voting Data (Version 6, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4060887. Vetoes: UN Peace & Security Data Hub, Security Council Data – Vetoes Since 1946 (DPPA-SCVETOES). © United Nations; used for non-commercial purposes with attribution.