CNC3 Reports T&T Abstained in UN Vote on ICC Annual Report

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The UN General Assembly considered draft resolution A/81/L.11, titled “Report of the International Criminal Court”, on Monday 2 November. The publicly available UN meeting transcript records the Assembly’s announcement that the draft was adopted by 93 votes to 13, with 36 abstentions.

Sources: CNC3, 3 Nov 2026, 12:51 p.m. Trinidad time ↗

CNC3 reported on Tuesday 3 November that Trinidad and Tobago was among the abstaining countries. That country-level result is attributed to CNC3 pending a check of the official roll call. An abstention is a vote on this resolution; it does not by itself establish a change in the country’s ICC treaty obligations or the Government’s reason for voting as it did.

CNC3 also reported criticism of the abstention from an opposition senator. The Government’s explanation for its vote was not established in the material reviewed. The resolution concerns the court’s annual report and its cooperation with the United Nations; it is not a vote on an individual ICC case.

Sources: CNC3, 3 Nov 2026, 12:51 p.m. Trinidad time ↗ · UN General Assembly, 34th plenary meeting, 2 Nov 2026 ↗

Former foreign affairs minister Amery Browne criticised the abstention in a statement reported by 103FM on 3 November. He argued that the decision weakened Trinidad and Tobago’s record on international justice. That is his political assessment; the report does not establish the Government’s reason for the vote.

Sources: 103FM, 3 Nov, 12:26 p.m. Trinidad time ↗