A/RES/50/175

Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunification : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Body: General Assembly, session 50
Date: 1995-12-22
Committee report: A/50/635/Add.2
Meeting record: A/50/PV.99
Agenda item(s): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Tally

Yes 86No 4Abstain 80Did not vote 15

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/50/175
Country	Position
Afghanistan	Yes
Algeria	Yes
Angola	Yes
Armenia	Yes
Bangladesh	Yes
Benin	Yes
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (as “BOLIVIA”)	Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yes
Botswana	Yes
Brazil	Yes
Brunei Darussalam	Yes
Burkina Faso	Yes
Burundi	Yes
Cabo Verde (as “CAPE VERDE”)	Yes
Chad	Yes
Chile	Yes
China	Yes
Colombia	Yes
Costa Rica	Yes
Côte d'Ivoire	Yes
Cuba	Yes
Cyprus	Yes
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”)	Yes
Djibouti	Yes
Ecuador	Yes
Egypt	Yes
El Salvador	Yes
Eswatini (as “SWAZILAND”)	Yes
Gabon	Yes
Gambia	Yes
Ghana	Yes
Guinea	Yes
Guinea-Bissau	Yes
Guyana	Yes
Haiti	Yes
Honduras	Yes
India	Yes
Indonesia	Yes
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Yes
Jamaica	Yes
Jordan	Yes
Kenya	Yes
Kuwait	Yes
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Yes
Lebanon	Yes
Lesotho	Yes
Libya (as “LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA”)	Yes
Mali	Yes
Mauritania	Yes
Mauritius	Yes
Mexico	Yes
Morocco	Yes
Myanmar	Yes
Namibia	Yes
Nepal	Yes
Nicaragua	Yes
Niger	Yes
Nigeria	Yes
Oman	Yes
Pakistan	Yes
Papua New Guinea	Yes
Paraguay	Yes
Peru	Yes
Philippines	Yes
Qatar	Yes
Rwanda	Yes
Saint Lucia	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Yes
Senegal	Yes
Sri Lanka	Yes
Sudan	Yes
Syrian Arab Republic	Yes
Togo	Yes
Tunisia	Yes
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)	Yes
Uganda	Yes
United Arab Emirates	Yes
United Republic of Tanzania	Yes
Uruguay	Yes
Vanuatu	Yes
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (as “VENEZUELA”)	Yes
Viet Nam	Yes
Yemen	Yes
Zambia	Yes
Zimbabwe	Yes
Canada	No
Israel	No
Japan	No
United States	No
Albania	Abstain
Andorra	Abstain
Antigua and Barbuda	Abstain
Argentina	Abstain
Australia	Abstain
Austria	Abstain
Azerbaijan	Abstain
Bahamas (the) (as “BAHAMAS”)	Abstain
Barbados	Abstain
Belarus	Abstain
Belgium	Abstain
Belize	Abstain
Bhutan	Abstain
Bulgaria	Abstain
Cambodia	Abstain
Cameroon	Abstain
Croatia	Abstain
Czechia (as “CZECH REPUBLIC”)	Abstain
Denmark	Abstain
Dominica	Abstain
Equatorial Guinea	Abstain
Eritrea	Abstain
Estonia	Abstain
Ethiopia	Abstain
Fiji	Abstain
Finland	Abstain
France	Abstain
Georgia	Abstain
Germany	Abstain
Greece	Abstain
Grenada	Abstain
Hungary	Abstain
Iceland	Abstain
Ireland	Abstain
Italy	Abstain
Kazakhstan	Abstain
Kyrgyzstan	Abstain
Latvia	Abstain
Liechtenstein	Abstain
Lithuania	Abstain
Luxembourg	Abstain
Malawi	Abstain
Malaysia	Abstain
Maldives	Abstain
Malta	Abstain
Marshall Islands	Abstain
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Abstain
Monaco	Abstain
Mongolia	Abstain
Mozambique	Abstain
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)	Abstain
New Zealand	Abstain
North Macedonia (as “THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA”)	Abstain
Norway	Abstain
Panama	Abstain
Poland	Abstain
Portugal	Abstain
Republic of Korea	Abstain
Republic of Moldova	Abstain
Romania	Abstain
Russian Federation	Abstain
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Abstain
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Abstain
Samoa	Abstain
San Marino	Abstain
Sierra Leone	Abstain
Singapore	Abstain
Slovakia	Abstain
Slovenia	Abstain
Solomon Islands	Abstain
South Africa	Abstain
Spain	Abstain
Suriname	Abstain
Sweden	Abstain
Tajikistan	Abstain
Thailand	Abstain
Trinidad and Tobago	Abstain
Ukraine	Abstain
United Kingdom	Abstain
Uzbekistan	Abstain
Bahrain	Did not vote
Central African Republic	Did not vote
Comoros	Did not vote
Congo	Did not vote
Dominican Republic	Did not vote
Guatemala	Did not vote
Iraq	Did not vote
Liberia	Did not vote
Madagascar	Did not vote
Palau	Did not vote
Sao Tome and Principe	Did not vote
Seychelles	Did not vote
Somalia	Did not vote
Turkmenistan	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.