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A/RES/43/106

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 43
Date
1988-12-08
Committee report
A/43/778
Meeting record
A/43/PV.75
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.

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Yes 124No 15Abstain 15Did not vote 5

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'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/43/106
CountryPosition
AfghanistanYes
AlbaniaYes
AlgeriaYes
AngolaYes
Antigua and BarbudaYes
ArgentinaYes
Bahamas (the) (as “BAHAMAS”)Yes
BahrainYes
BangladeshYes
BarbadosYes
BelarusYes
BelizeYes
BeninYes
BhutanYes
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (as “BOLIVIA”)Yes
BotswanaYes
BrazilYes
Brunei DarussalamYes
BulgariaYes
Burkina FasoYes
BurundiYes
Cabo Verde (as “CAPE VERDE”)Yes
CambodiaYes
CameroonYes
Central African RepublicYes
ChadYes
ChinaYes
ColombiaYes
ComorosYes
CongoYes
Côte d'IvoireYes
CubaYes
CyprusYes
CzechoslovakiaYes
Democratic YemenYes
DjiboutiYes
DominicaYes
Dominican RepublicYes
EcuadorYes
EgyptYes
Eswatini (as “SWAZILAND”)Yes
EthiopiaYes
GabonYes
GambiaYes
German Democratic RepublicYes
GhanaYes
GrenadaYes
GuatemalaYes
GuineaYes
Guinea-BissauYes
GuyanaYes
HaitiYes
HungaryYes
IndiaYes
IndonesiaYes
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Yes
IraqYes
JamaicaYes
JordanYes
KenyaYes
KuwaitYes
Lao People's Democratic RepublicYes
LebanonYes
LesothoYes
LiberiaYes
Libya (as “LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA”)Yes
MadagascarYes
MalaysiaYes
MaldivesYes
MaliYes
MauritaniaYes
MauritiusYes
MexicoYes
MongoliaYes
MoroccoYes
MozambiqueYes
MyanmarYes
NepalYes
NicaraguaYes
NigerYes
NigeriaYes
OmanYes
PakistanYes
PanamaYes
Papua New GuineaYes
PeruYes
PhilippinesYes
PolandYes
QatarYes
RomaniaYes
RwandaYes
Saint Kitts and NevisYes
Saint LuciaYes
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesYes
Sao Tome and PrincipeYes
Saudi ArabiaYes
SenegalYes
SeychellesYes
Sierra LeoneYes
SingaporeYes
Solomon IslandsYes
SomaliaYes
Sri LankaYes
SudanYes
SurinameYes
Syrian Arab RepublicYes
ThailandYes
TogoYes
Trinidad and TobagoYes
TunisiaYes
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)Yes
UgandaYes
UkraineYes
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”)Yes
United Arab EmiratesYes
United Republic of TanzaniaYes
UruguayYes
VanuatuYes
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (as “VENEZUELA”)Yes
Viet NamYes
YemenYes
YugoslaviaYes
ZambiaYes
ZimbabweYes
BelgiumNo
CanadaNo
DenmarkNo
FinlandNo
FranceNo
Germany, Federal Republic ofNo
IcelandNo
IsraelNo
ItalyNo
LuxembourgNo
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)No
NorwayNo
SwedenNo
United KingdomNo
United StatesNo
AustraliaAbstain
AustriaAbstain
Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”)Abstain
El SalvadorAbstain
Equatorial GuineaAbstain
FijiAbstain
GreeceAbstain
IrelandAbstain
JapanAbstain
MalawiAbstain
MaltaAbstain
New ZealandAbstain
PortugalAbstain
SamoaAbstain
SpainAbstain
ChileDid not vote
Costa RicaDid not vote
HondurasDid not vote
ParaguayDid 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.