[alpinisme]

That’s a charitable description of the states that voted against and an uncharitable description of the ones that voted for. A less loaded description would just observe that the opposed countries were the ones where the indigenous peoples would have the greatest claims and the governments would have the greatest resources to claim.

[nitwit005]

Saying no does require honesty though. Signing a treaty, and then ignoring it, is always an option.

[alpinisme]

True. It requires honesty that the state does not intend to uphold the resolution. But it does not require honesty about why.