United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217


United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217A was adopted on December 10, 1948, to ratify the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The resolution was adopted by a majority of 48 countries from among the 58 members of the United Nations at that time; however 8 abstained and the Republic of Honduras and the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen did not vote.

Voting Results

The result of the voting was the following:
ForAbstentions
Poland
South Africa
Burma
China
Cuba
Syria
Venezuela