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A/RES/34/44

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 34
Date
1979-11-23
Committee report
A/34/695
Meeting record
A/34/PV. 76
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 105No 20Abstain 16Did not vote 11

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/34/44
CountryPosition
AfghanistanYes
AlbaniaYes
AlgeriaYes
AngolaYes
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
Cabo Verde (as “CAPE VERDE”)Yes
Cambodia (as “DEMOCRATIC KAMPUCHEA”)Yes
Cameroon (as “UNITED REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON”)Yes
ChadYes
ChileYes
ChinaYes
ColombiaYes
ComorosYes
Costa RicaYes
CubaYes
CyprusYes
CzechoslovakiaYes
Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”)Yes
Democratic YemenYes
DjiboutiYes
Dominican RepublicYes
EcuadorYes
EgyptYes
El SalvadorYes
Equatorial GuineaYes
Eswatini (as “SWAZILAND”)Yes
EthiopiaYes
GambiaYes
German Democratic RepublicYes
GhanaYes
GrenadaYes
GuineaYes
Guinea-BissauYes
GuyanaYes
HaitiYes
HungaryYes
IndiaYes
IndonesiaYes
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (as “IRAN”)Yes
IraqYes
JamaicaYes
JordanYes
KenyaYes
KuwaitYes
Lao People's Democratic RepublicYes
LesothoYes
Libya (as “LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA”)Yes
MadagascarYes
MalaysiaYes
MaldivesYes
MaliYes
MaltaYes
MauritaniaYes
MauritiusYes
MexicoYes
MongoliaYes
MozambiqueYes
Myanmar (as “BURMA”)Yes
NicaraguaYes
NigerYes
NigeriaYes
OmanYes
PakistanYes
PeruYes
PhilippinesYes
PolandYes
QatarYes
RomaniaYes
RwandaYes
Sao Tome and PrincipeYes
Saudi ArabiaYes
SingaporeYes
SomaliaYes
Sri LankaYes
SudanYes
SurinameYes
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
Viet NamYes
YemenYes
YugoslaviaYes
ZambiaYes
AustraliaNo
AustriaNo
BelgiumNo
CanadaNo
DenmarkNo
FinlandNo
FranceNo
Germany, Federal Republic ofNo
IcelandNo
IrelandNo
IsraelNo
ItalyNo
LuxembourgNo
MoroccoNo
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)No
New ZealandNo
NorwayNo
SwedenNo
United KingdomNo
United StatesNo
Central African RepublicAbstain
Côte d'Ivoire (as “IVORY COAST”)Abstain
FijiAbstain
GabonAbstain
GreeceAbstain
GuatemalaAbstain
HondurasAbstain
JapanAbstain
NepalAbstain
PanamaAbstain
Papua New GuineaAbstain
PortugalAbstain
SamoaAbstain
SenegalAbstain
SpainAbstain
UruguayAbstain
CongoDid not vote
DominicaDid not vote
LebanonDid not vote
LiberiaDid not vote
MalawiDid not vote
ParaguayDid not vote
Saint LuciaDid not vote
SeychellesDid not vote
Sierra LeoneDid not vote
Solomon IslandsDid 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.