UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY · 2025-12-18
Protection of migrants
A/RES/80/218 · Adopted 18 December 2025
Call on governments to protect migrants from abuse and discrimination, regardless of status.
The General Assembly urged protection of migrants’ rights and dignity, including non-discrimination and action to prevent deaths along migration routes. It also recognizes states’ authority over migration policy within international law. Adopted on 18 December 2025 by 147 to 4, with 27 abstentions. The board uses eight recorded votes, not inferred motives.
Overall recorded result
- For
- 147
- Against
- 4
- Abstain
- 27
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: Mexico, China, France
- AGAINST: United States, Israel, Argentina
- ABSTAIN: United Kingdom, India
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 |
| China | FOR |
| France | FOR |
| India | ABSTAIN |
| Israel | AGAINST |
| Mexico | FOR |
| United Kingdom | ABSTAIN |
| United States | AGAINST |
Source and context
UN recorded plenary vote ↗ (external source)
Resolution A/RES/80/218 ↗ (external source)
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