Breakdown of Vote on Ghana's UN Slavery Motion: The countries who voted no and 53 who abstained

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on reparatory justice on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, declaring that "the transatlantic slave trade was a grave crime against humanity."

The resolution, spearheaded by Ghana's President, John Dramani Mahama, saw 123 member states voting in favour, while 3 voted against it, with 53 member states abstaining from voting. The 3 countries that voted against Ghana's resolution are Argentina, Israel and the United States (US). The 53 countries that abstained from voting include Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Palau, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Spain.

The 123 countries that voted in favour of the motion include **Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran