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Belgium

ISO: BEL UN member since 1945
764
Speeches
109
Speakers
6995
Votes
4024
Yes
1162
No
1757
Abstentions
138
SC Sponsored
Top 32%
Co-sponsor influence
2024

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Voting alignment is computed from UN General Assembly roll-call votes (1946–present). Agreement rates count the share of resolutions where both countries cast the same vote (Yes/No/Abstain), weighted by the inverse square root of the number of countries voting, to down-weight near-unanimous resolutions. Ideal points are estimated using a Bayesian item-response model (Voeten 2013) that places each country on a left–right policy dimension each session. Issue-area breakdowns use the topic codes assigned by the UN Bibliographic Information System.

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Co-sponsorship network influence PageRank in the SC co-sponsorship graph per year · view full rankings

2024: top 32% by influence · 107 co-sponsoring partners · betweenness 0.001068

Voting alignment over time ideal point (re-centred) — 0 = global average · positive = more Western-aligned · BSV2017

Position consistency: more stable than 40% of countries (std dev 0.4, ranked among 199 countries)

Closest neighbours countries with the most similar voting alignment in a given year

Issue-area voting alignment % yes votes by issue category · 5-year rolling average

Speeches

Speeches per year

Dominant Topics

Peacekeeping support and operations Peace processes and negotiations Sustainable development and climate General statements and positions Economic development programmes Global economic relations Human rights and rule of law Counterterrorism and crime
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SC Representatives

Official Security Council representatives on record at the UN Digital Library.

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Delegates (by speeches)

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Session Date Speaker Source
79 Sept. 24, 2024 Mr. Alexander De Croo UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.8
78 Sept. 20, 2023 Mr. Alexander De Croo UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.7
77 Sept. 23, 2022 Mr. Alexander De Croo UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.10
76 Sept. 24, 2021 Mr. Alexander De Croo UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.13
75 Sept. 26, 2020 Ms. Sophie Wilmés UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.12
75 Sept. 26, 2020 Mr. Philippe Kridelka UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.12
74 Sept. 26, 2019 Mr. Charles Michel UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.7
73 Sept. 27, 2018 Mr. Charles Michel UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.10
72 Sept. 22, 2017 Mr. Charles Michel UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.15
71 Sept. 23, 2016 Mr. Charles Michel UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.17
70 Sept. 30, 2015 Mr. Charles Michel UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.19
69 Sept. 26, 2014 Mr. Elio Di Rupo UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.14
68 Sept. 26, 2013 Mr. Elio Di Rupo UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.14
67 Sept. 26, 2012 Mr. Elio Di Rupo UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.11
66 Sept. 24, 2011 Mr. Steven Vanackere UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.24
65 Sept. 23, 2010 Mr. Steven Vanackere UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.12
65 Sept. 23, 2010 Mr. Jan Grauls UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.12
64 Sept. 26, 2009 Mr. Yves Leterme UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.10
63 Sept. 27, 2008 Mr. Karel de Gucht UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.13
62 Oct. 1, 2007 Mr. Karel de Gucht UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.12
61 Sept. 20, 2006 Mr. Karel de Gucht UNDL ↗ A/61/PV.13
60 Sept. 22, 2005 Mr. Karel de Gucht UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.20
59 Sept. 24, 2004 Mr. Karel de Gucht UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.10
58 Sept. 23, 2003 Mr. Louis Michel UNDL ↗
57 Sept. 15, 2002 Mr. Louis Michel UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.9
56 Nov. 10, 2001 Mr. Louis Michel UNDL ↗ A/56/PV.44
55 Sept. 13, 2000 Mr. Louis Michel UNDL ↗ A/55/PV.13
54 Sept. 25, 1999 Mr. Louis Michel UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.14
53 Sept. 22, 1998 Mr. Erik Derycke UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.10
52 Sept. 25, 1997 Mr. Erik Derycke UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.12
51 Sept. 24, 1996 Mr. Erik Derycke UNDL ↗ A/51/PV.6
50 Sept. 26, 1995 Mr. Erik Derycke UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.7
49 Sept. 27, 1994 Mr. Willy Claes UNDL ↗ A/49/PV.7
47 Sept. 24, 1992 Mr. Willy Claes UNDL ↗ A/47/PV.11
46 Oct. 8, 1991 Mr. Paul de Keersmaeker UNDL ↗ A/46/PV.27
45 Sept. 26, 1990 Mr. Mark Eyskens UNDL ↗ A/45/PV.9
44 Sept. 27, 1989 Mr. Mark Eyskens UNDL ↗ A/44/PV.9
43 Sept. 28, 1988 Mr. Leo Tindemans UNDL ↗ A/43/PV.9
42 Sept. 23, 1987 Mr. Leo Tindemans UNDL ↗ A/42/PV.9
41 Sept. 24, 1986 Mr. Leo Tindemans UNDL ↗ A/41/PV.9
40 Sept. 26, 1985 Mr. Leo Tindemans UNDL ↗ A/40/PV.11
39 Sept. 25, 1984 Mr. Leo Tindemans UNDL ↗ A/39/PV.7
38 Sept. 27, 1983 Mr. Leo Tindemans UNDL ↗ A/38/PV.7
37 Sept. 29, 1982 Mr. Leo Tindemans UNDL ↗ A/37/PV.10
36 Sept. 25, 1981 Mr. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb UNDL ↗ A/36/PV.14
35 Sept. 26, 1980 Mr. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb UNDL ↗ A/35/PV.12
34 Oct. 5, 1979 Mr. Henri Simonet UNDL ↗ A/34/PV.22
33 Oct. 2, 1978 Mr. Henri Simonet UNDL ↗ A/33/PV.17
32 Sept. 26, 1977 Mr. Henri Simonet UNDL ↗ A/32/PV.7
31 Sept. 29, 1976 Mr. Renaat van Elslande UNDL ↗ A/31/PV.10
30 Sept. 25, 1975 Mr. Renaat van Elslande UNDL ↗
29 Sept. 26, 1974 Mr. Renaat van Elslande UNDL ↗
28 Oct. 8, 1973 Mr. Renaat van Elslande UNDL ↗
27 Oct. 5, 1972 Mr. Pierre Harmel UNDL ↗
26 Oct. 4, 1971 Mr. Pierre Harmel UNDL ↗
25 Oct. 1, 1970 Mr. Pierre Harmel UNDL ↗
24 Sept. 25, 1969 Mr. Pierre Harmel UNDL ↗
23 Oct. 10, 1968 Mr. Pierre Harmel UNDL ↗
22 Sept. 27, 1967 Mr. Pierre Harmel UNDL ↗
21 Oct. 7, 1966 Mr. Pierre Harmel UNDL ↗
18 Oct. 8, 1963 Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak UNDL ↗
17 Oct. 1, 1962 Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak UNDL ↗
15 Sept. 30, 1960 Mr. Pierre Wigny UNDL ↗
14 Sept. 25, 1959 Mr. Pierre Wigny UNDL ↗
13 Oct. 1, 1958 Mr. Pierre Wigny UNDL ↗
12 Sept. 24, 1957 Mr. Victor Larock UNDL ↗
8 Sept. 25, 1953 Mr. Paul van Zeeland UNDL ↗
7 Nov. 10, 1952 Mr. Paul van Zeeland UNDL ↗
6 Nov. 14, 1951 Mr. Paul van Zeeland UNDL ↗
5 Sept. 23, 1950 Mr. Paul van Zeeland UNDL ↗
4 Sept. 23, 1949 Mr. Paul van Zeeland UNDL ↗
3 Sept. 28, 1948 Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak UNDL ↗
1 Oct. 24, 1946 Mr. Fernand Van Langenhove UNDL ↗

138 Security Council draft resolutions co-sponsored by Belgium. Data from the UNBench dataset (Liang et al.).

Draft Adopted as Title Session
S/2020/680 S/RES/2535(2020) Security Council resolution 2535 (2020) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] 75
S/2020/957 S/RES/2546(2020) Security Council resolution 2546 (2020) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations a… 75
S/2019/503 S/RES/2475(2019) Security Council resolution 2475 (2019) [on protection of persons with disabilities in ar… 74
S/2019/788 S/RES/2491(2019) Security Council resolution 2491 (2019) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations a… 74
A/73/L.44 A/RES/73/88 The situation in Afghanistan 73
A/73/L.71 73/259 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 73
A/73/L.72 A/RES/73/258 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemic… 73
S/2018/465 — 73
S/2018/532 S/RES/2419(2018) Security Council resolution 2419 (2018) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] 73
S/2018/887 S/RES/2437(2018) Security Council resolution 2437 (2018) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations a… 73
S/2017/242 S/RES/2347(2017) Security Council resolution 2347 (2017) [on destruction and trafficking of cultural herit… 72
S/2017/788 S/RES/2379(2017) Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) [on establishment of an Investigative Team to Sup… 72
S/2017/827 S/RES/2380(2017) Security Council resolution 2380 (2017) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations a… 72
S/2017/973 S/RES/2388(2017) Security Council resolution 2388 (2017) [on trafficking in persons in armed conflicts] 72
S/2016/202 S/RES/2270(2016) Security Council resolution 2270 (2016) [on condemning the nuclear test of 6 Jan. 2016 an… 71
S/2016/380 S/RES/2286(2016) Security Council resolution 2286 (2016) [on protection of the wounded and sick, medical p… 71
S/2016/800 2310 (2016) Security Council resolution 2310 (2016) [on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarma… 71
S/2016/999 S/RES/2321(2016) Security Council resolution 2321 (2016) [on strengthening sanctions against the Democrati… 71
S/2015/100 S/RES/2199(2015) Security Council resolution 2199 (2015) [on threats to international peace and security c… 70
S/2015/161 2209 (2015) Security Council resolution 2209 (2015) [on use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Re… 70
S/2015/375 S/RES/2222(2015) Security Council resolution 2222 (2015) [on protection of journalists and associated medi… 70
S/2015/768 2240 (2015) Security Council resolution 2240 (2015) [on migrant smuggling and human trafficking into,… 70
S/2015/774 S/RES/2242(2015) Security Council resolution 2242 (2015) [on women and peace and security] 70
S/2015/972 S/RES/2253(2015) Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) [on renaming of Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee as "… 70
S/2014/270 S/RES/2150(2014) Security Council resolution 2150 (2014) [on prevention and fight against genocide and oth… 69
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