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A/RES/31/34

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 31
Date
1976-11-30
Committee report
A/31/291
Meeting record
A/31/PV.83
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 109No 4Abstain 24Did not vote 8

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/31/34
CountryPosition
AfghanistanYes
AlbaniaYes
AlgeriaYes
ArgentinaYes
Bahamas (the) (as “BAHAMAS”)Yes
BahrainYes
BangladeshYes
BarbadosYes
Belarus (as “BYELORUSSIAN SSR”)Yes
BeninYes
BhutanYes
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (as “BOLIVIA”)Yes
BotswanaYes
BrazilYes
BulgariaYes
Burkina Faso (as “UPPER VOLTA”)Yes
BurundiYes
Cambodia (as “DEMOCRATIC KAMPUCHEA”)Yes
Cameroon (as “UNITED REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON”)Yes
ChadYes
ChileYes
ChinaYes
ColombiaYes
ComorosYes
CongoYes
Côte d'Ivoire (as “IVORY COAST”)Yes
CubaYes
CyprusYes
CzechoslovakiaYes
Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”)Yes
Democratic YemenYes
Dominican RepublicYes
EcuadorYes
EgyptYes
El SalvadorYes
Equatorial GuineaYes
Eswatini (as “SWAZILAND”)Yes
EthiopiaYes
FijiYes
GabonYes
GambiaYes
German Democratic RepublicYes
GhanaYes
GreeceYes
GuineaYes
Guinea-BissauYes
GuyanaYes
HungaryYes
IndiaYes
IndonesiaYes
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (as “IRAN”)Yes
IraqYes
JamaicaYes
JordanYes
KenyaYes
KuwaitYes
Lao People's Democratic RepublicYes
LebanonYes
LesothoYes
LiberiaYes
Libya (as “LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA”)Yes
MadagascarYes
MalawiYes
MalaysiaYes
MaldivesYes
MaliYes
MauritaniaYes
MauritiusYes
MexicoYes
MongoliaYes
MoroccoYes
MozambiqueYes
Myanmar (as “BURMA”)Yes
NepalYes
NigerYes
NigeriaYes
OmanYes
PakistanYes
PanamaYes
PeruYes
PhilippinesYes
PolandYes
PortugalYes
QatarYes
RomaniaYes
RwandaYes
Saudi ArabiaYes
SenegalYes
Sierra LeoneYes
SingaporeYes
SomaliaYes
Sri LankaYes
SudanYes
Suriname (as “SURINAM”)Yes
Syrian Arab RepublicYes
ThailandYes
TogoYes
Trinidad and TobagoYes
TunisiaYes
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)Yes
UgandaYes
Ukraine (as “UKRAINIAN SSR”)Yes
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”)Yes
United Arab EmiratesYes
United Republic of TanzaniaYes
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (as “VENEZUELA”)Yes
YemenYes
YugoslaviaYes
ZambiaYes
FranceNo
GrenadaNo
United KingdomNo
United StatesNo
AustraliaAbstain
AustriaAbstain
BelgiumAbstain
CanadaAbstain
Costa RicaAbstain
DenmarkAbstain
FinlandAbstain
Germany, Federal Republic ofAbstain
GuatemalaAbstain
HaitiAbstain
IcelandAbstain
IrelandAbstain
ItalyAbstain
JapanAbstain
LuxembourgAbstain
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)Abstain
New ZealandAbstain
NicaraguaAbstain
NorwayAbstain
Papua New GuineaAbstain
ParaguayAbstain
SpainAbstain
SwedenAbstain
UruguayAbstain
Cabo Verde (as “CAPE VERDE”)Did not vote
Central African RepublicDid not vote
HondurasDid not vote
IsraelDid not vote
MaltaDid not vote
Sao Tome and PrincipeDid not vote
SeychellesDid not vote
South AfricaDid not vote

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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.