A/RES/49/186

Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Body: General Assembly, session 49
Date: 1994-12-23
Committee report: A/49/610/Add.2
Meeting record: A/49/PV.94
Agenda item(s): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Tally

Yes 110No 35Abstain 24Did not vote 16

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/49/186
Country	Position
Afghanistan	Yes
Algeria	Yes
Angola	Yes
Antigua and Barbuda	Yes
Bahamas (the) (as “BAHAMAS”)	Yes
Bahrain	Yes
Bangladesh	Yes
Barbados	Yes
Belize	Yes
Benin	Yes
Bhutan	Yes
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (as “BOLIVIA”)	Yes
Botswana	Yes
Brazil	Yes
Brunei Darussalam	Yes
Burkina Faso	Yes
Burundi	Yes
Cabo Verde (as “CAPE VERDE”)	Yes
Cameroon	Yes
Chile	Yes
China	Yes
Colombia	Yes
Comoros	Yes
Congo	Yes
Costa Rica	Yes
Côte d'Ivoire	Yes
Cuba	Yes
Cyprus	Yes
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Yes
Djibouti	Yes
Dominica	Yes
Ecuador	Yes
Egypt	Yes
El Salvador	Yes
Eswatini (as “SWAZILAND”)	Yes
Ethiopia	Yes
Fiji	Yes
Gabon	Yes
Gambia	Yes
Ghana	Yes
Grenada	Yes
Guatemala	Yes
Guinea	Yes
Guyana	Yes
Haiti	Yes
Honduras	Yes
India	Yes
Indonesia	Yes
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Yes
Iraq	Yes
Jamaica	Yes
Jordan	Yes
Kenya	Yes
Kuwait	Yes
Kyrgyzstan	Yes
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Yes
Lebanon	Yes
Lesotho	Yes
Libya (as “LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA”)	Yes
Madagascar	Yes
Malawi	Yes
Malaysia	Yes
Maldives	Yes
Mali	Yes
Mauritania	Yes
Mauritius	Yes
Mexico	Yes
Mongolia	Yes
Morocco	Yes
Mozambique	Yes
Myanmar	Yes
Namibia	Yes
Nepal	Yes
Nicaragua	Yes
Niger	Yes
Nigeria	Yes
Oman	Yes
Pakistan	Yes
Panama	Yes
Paraguay	Yes
Peru	Yes
Philippines	Yes
Qatar	Yes
Rwanda	Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Yes
Saint Lucia	Yes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Yes
Senegal	Yes
Sierra Leone	Yes
Singapore	Yes
South Africa	Yes
Sri Lanka	Yes
Sudan	Yes
Suriname	Yes
Syrian Arab Republic	Yes
Thailand	Yes
Togo	Yes
Trinidad and Tobago	Yes
Tunisia	Yes
Uganda	Yes
United Arab Emirates	Yes
United Republic of Tanzania	Yes
Uruguay	Yes
Uzbekistan	Yes
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (as “VENEZUELA”)	Yes
Viet Nam	Yes
Yemen	Yes
Zambia	Yes
Zimbabwe	Yes
Andorra	No
Australia	No
Austria	No
Belgium	No
Bulgaria	No
Canada	No
Czechia (as “CZECH REPUBLIC”)	No
Denmark	No
Finland	No
France	No
Germany	No
Greece	No
Hungary	No
Iceland	No
Ireland	No
Israel	No
Italy	No
Japan	No
Latvia	No
Liechtenstein	No
Lithuania	No
Luxembourg	No
Malta	No
Monaco	No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)	No
Norway	No
Poland	No
Portugal	No
Republic of Moldova	No
Romania	No
Slovakia	No
Spain	No
Sweden	No
United Kingdom	No
United States	No
Albania	Abstain
Argentina	Abstain
Armenia	Abstain
Azerbaijan	Abstain
Belarus	Abstain
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Abstain
Croatia	Abstain
Estonia	Abstain
Georgia	Abstain
Kazakhstan	Abstain
Marshall Islands	Abstain
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Abstain
New Zealand	Abstain
North Macedonia (as “THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA”)	Abstain
Papua New Guinea	Abstain
Republic of Korea	Abstain
Russian Federation	Abstain
Samoa	Abstain
Slovenia	Abstain
Solomon Islands	Abstain
Tajikistan	Abstain
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)	Abstain
Turkmenistan	Abstain
Ukraine	Abstain
Cambodia	Did not vote
Central African Republic	Did not vote
Chad	Did not vote
Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”)	Did not vote
Dominican Republic	Did not vote
Equatorial Guinea	Did not vote
Eritrea	Did not vote
Guinea-Bissau	Did not vote
Liberia	Did not vote
Palau	Did not vote
San Marino	Did not vote
Sao Tome and Principe	Did not vote
Seychelles	Did not vote
Somalia	Did not vote
Vanuatu	Did not vote
Yugoslavia	Did not vote

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UN subject headings (verbatim)

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT

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.