Two countries did not vote: Current UN member states, particularly in Africa, gained sovereignty later, and many nations in Europe and the Pacific were under administration due to the recently concluded World War II, which accounts for the comparatively smaller number of states who participated in the historic vote.
Two countries did not vote: Curre,nt UN member states particularly in Africa gained sovereignty later, and many nations in Europe and the Pacific were under administration due to the recently concluded World War, II which accounts for the com,paratively smaller number of states who participated in the historic vote.