UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY · 2025-12-18
The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
A/RES/80/216 · Adopted 18 December 2025
Reaffirm safe drinking water and sanitation as human rights and urge access for all.
Corrected edition: the country selections were rechecked against the official recorded vote. The Assembly reaffirmed that safe drinking water and sanitation are human rights and called for progress toward universal access. On 18 December 2025 the recorded vote was 176 in favour, 2 against and 2 abstentions. Eight explicit country votes appear in this game; absence is never counted as abstention.
Overall recorded result
- For
- 176
- Against
- 2
- Abstain
- 2
These are totals for the full recorded vote. The country table below shows only the eight countries in our puzzle dataset. An absent country is not counted as abstaining.
Selected countries at a glance
For the eight countries in our puzzle dataset:
- FOR: Brazil, China, United Kingdom, India
- AGAINST: Argentina, United States
- ABSTAIN: Israel, Türkiye
Eight recorded country votes
These eight countries are the selected Eight Votes challenge, not the complete UN voting roster. The vote alone does not establish a government’s motive or its position on the broader subject.
| Country | Recorded vote |
|---|---|
| Argentina | AGAINST |
| Brazil | FOR |
| China | FOR |
| India | FOR |
| Israel | ABSTAIN |
| Türkiye | ABSTAIN |
| United Kingdom | FOR |
| United States | AGAINST |
Source and context
UN recorded plenary vote ↗ (external source)
Resolution A/RES/80/216 ↗ (external source)
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