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A/RES/616(VII)[A]

The question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Body
General Assembly, session 7
Date
1952-12-05
Committee report
A/2276
Meeting record
A/PV.401
Agenda item(s)
The question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa.

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Yes 35No 1Abstain 23Did not vote 1

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Roll call – A/RES/616(VII)[A]
CountryPosition
AfghanistanYes
Belarus (as “BYELORUSSIAN SSR”)Yes
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (as “BOLIVIA”)Yes
BrazilYes
ChileYes
Costa RicaYes
CubaYes
CzechoslovakiaYes
EcuadorYes
EgyptYes
El SalvadorYes
EthiopiaYes
GuatemalaYes
HaitiYes
HondurasYes
IndiaYes
IndonesiaYes
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (as “IRAN”)Yes
IraqYes
IsraelYes
LebanonYes
LiberiaYes
MexicoYes
Myanmar (as “BURMA”)Yes
PakistanYes
PanamaYes
PhilippinesYes
PolandYes
Saudi ArabiaYes
Syrian Arab Republic (as “SYRIA”)Yes
ThailandYes
Ukraine (as “UKRAINIAN SSR”)Yes
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”)Yes
UruguayYes
YugoslaviaYes
South Africa (as “UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA”)No
ArgentinaAbstain
AustraliaAbstain
BelgiumAbstain
CanadaAbstain
ChinaAbstain
ColombiaAbstain
DenmarkAbstain
Dominican RepublicAbstain
FranceAbstain
GreeceAbstain
IcelandAbstain
LuxembourgAbstain
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (as “NETHERLANDS”)Abstain
New ZealandAbstain
NicaraguaAbstain
NorwayAbstain
ParaguayAbstain
PeruAbstain
SwedenAbstain
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)Abstain
United KingdomAbstain
United StatesAbstain
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (as “VENEZUELA”)Abstain
YemenDid 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.