A/RES/2955(XXVII)

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 27
Date: 1972-12-12
Committee report: A/8936
Meeting record: A/PV.2107
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 89No 8Abstain 18Did not vote 17

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/2955(XXVII)
Country	Position
Afghanistan	Yes
Albania	Yes
Algeria	Yes
Argentina	Yes
Australia	Yes
Bahrain	Yes
Barbados	Yes
Belarus (as “BYELORUSSIAN SSR”)	Yes
Benin (as “DAHOMEY”)	Yes
Bhutan	Yes
Botswana	Yes
Bulgaria	Yes
Burkina Faso (as “UPPER VOLTA”)	Yes
Burundi	Yes
Cambodia (as “KHMER REPUBLIC”)	Yes
Cameroon	Yes
Central African Republic	Yes
Chile	Yes
China	Yes
Costa Rica	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
Fiji	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
Jamaica	Yes
Jordan	Yes
Kenya	Yes
Kuwait	Yes
Lebanon	Yes
Lesotho	Yes
Liberia	Yes
Libya (as “LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC”)	Yes
Madagascar	Yes
Malaysia	Yes
Mali	Yes
Mauritania	Yes
Mexico	Yes
Mongolia	Yes
Morocco	Yes
Myanmar (as “BURMA”)	Yes
Nepal	Yes
Niger	Yes
Nigeria	Yes
Oman	Yes
Pakistan	Yes
Panama	Yes
Peru	Yes
Philippines	Yes
Poland	Yes
Romania	Yes
Rwanda	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Yes
Senegal	Yes
Sierra Leone	Yes
Singapore	Yes
Sri Lanka	Yes
Sudan	Yes
Syrian Arab Republic	Yes
Thailand	Yes
Togo	Yes
Trinidad and Tobago	Yes
Tunisia	Yes
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)	Yes
Uganda	Yes
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”)	Yes
United Arab Emirates	Yes
United Republic of Tanzania	Yes
Uruguay	Yes
Yemen	Yes
Yugoslavia	Yes
Zambia	Yes
France	No
Israel	No
Italy	No
Nicaragua	No
Portugal	No
Spain	No
United Kingdom	No
United States	No
Austria	Abstain
Belgium	Abstain
Brazil	Abstain
Canada	Abstain
Denmark	Abstain
El Salvador	Abstain
Finland	Abstain
Iceland	Abstain
Ireland	Abstain
Japan	Abstain
Lao People's Democratic Republic (as “LAOS”)	Abstain
Luxembourg	Abstain
Malawi	Abstain
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)	Abstain
New Zealand	Abstain
Norway	Abstain
Sweden	Abstain
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (as “VENEZUELA”)	Abstain
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (as “BOLIVIA”)	Did not vote
Chad	Did not vote
Colombia	Did not vote
Congo	Did not vote
Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”)	Did not vote
Dominican Republic	Did not vote
Eswatini (as “SWAZILAND”)	Did not vote
Gambia	Did not vote
Haiti	Did not vote
Maldives	Did not vote
Malta	Did not vote
Mauritius	Did not vote
Paraguay	Did not vote
Qatar	Did not vote
Somalia	Did not vote
South Africa	Did not vote
Ukraine (as “UKRAINIAN SSR”)	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.