The passage in a plenary vote followed the nonbinding motion’s approval by the assembly’s First Committee on disarmament and security issues in late October.
The resolution was backed by 167 countries, including the US, with four - China, North Korea, Russia and Syria - voting against and 17, including Britain and France, abstaining.
UN General Assembly passes Japan-led nuclear abolition motion
06 December 2016
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A Japanese-sponsored resolution calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons was formally adopted Monday by the UN General Assembly, marking the 23rd time it has been endorsed by a wide majority of member states, Kyodo reports.
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