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Republic of Korea

ISO: KOR UN member since 1991
1173
Speeches
178
Speakers
4195
Votes
2670
Yes
457
No
1020
Abstentions
120
SC Sponsored
Top 2%
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 2% 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 90% of countries (std dev 0.16, 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 Economic development programmes Nuclear weapons proliferation East Asian regional relations War and military aggression Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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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. 27, 2024 Mr. Tae-Yul Cho UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.14
78 Sept. 20, 2023 Mr. Suk Yeol Yoon UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.6
77 Sept. 20, 2022 Mr. Suk Yeol Yoon UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.4
76 Sept. 21, 2021 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.3
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Hyun Cho UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
74 Sept. 24, 2019 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.3
73 Sept. 26, 2018 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.8
72 Sept. 21, 2017 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.11
71 Sept. 22, 2016 Mr. Byung-se Yun UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.16
70 Sept. 28, 2015 Ms. Geun-Hye Park UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.13
69 Sept. 24, 2014 Ms. Geun-Hye Park UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.6
68 Sept. 27, 2013 Mr. Byung-se Yun UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.15
67 Sept. 28, 2012 Mr. Sung-hwan Kim UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.16
66 Sept. 21, 2011 Mr. Myung-bak Lee UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.11
65 Sept. 25, 2010 Mr. Kak-soo Shin UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.17
65 Sept. 29, 2010 Mr. Moon-hwan Kim UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.24
64 Sept. 23, 2009 Mr. Myung-bak Lee UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.3
63 Sept. 25, 2008 Mr. Seung Soo Han UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.10
62 Sept. 28, 2007 Mr. Min-soon Song UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.11
61 Sept. 21, 2006 Mr. Ki-moon, 1944- Ban UNDL ↗ A/61/PV.15
60 Sept. 18, 2005 Mr. Ki-moon, 1944- Ban UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.12
59 Sept. 24, 2004 Mr. Ki-moon, 1944- Ban UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.9
58 Sept. 25, 2003 Mr. Young-Kwan Yoon UNDL ↗ A/58/PV.12
57 Sept. 13, 2002 Mr. Sung-hong Choi UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.5
56 Nov. 10, 2001 Mr. Han-dong Lee UNDL ↗ A/56/PV.44
55 Sept. 19, 2000 Mr. Joung-binn Lee UNDL ↗ A/55/PV.22
54 Sept. 30, 1999 Mr. Soon-young Hong UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.18
53 Sept. 25, 1998 Mr. Soon-young Hong UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.15
52 Sept. 29, 1997 Mr. Chong-Ha Yoo UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.15
51 Sept. 27, 1996 Mr. Ro-Myung Gong UNDL ↗
50 Sept. 28, 1995 Mr. Ro-Myung Gong UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.10
49 Oct. 3, 1994 Mr. Sung-Joo Han UNDL ↗
48 Sept. 29, 1993 Mr. Sung-Joo Han UNDL ↗ A/48/PV.9
47 Sept. 22, 1992 Mr. Tae Woo Roh UNDL ↗ A/47/PV.6
46 Sept. 24, 1991 Mr. Tae Woo Roh UNDL ↗ A/46/PV.6

120 Security Council draft resolutions co-sponsored by Republic of Korea. Data from the UNBench dataset (Liang et al.).

Draft Adopted as Title Session
17-08452 — Draft Resolution —
22-08235 — Draft Resolution on Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea in the Gulf of Guinea —
24-05649 — Draft Resolution —
S/1996/865 — Draft Resolution —
S/1997/260 — Draft Resolution —
S/1997/538 — Draft Resolution —
S/1997/816 — Draft Resolution —
S/1997/872 — Draft Resolution —
S/2008/403 S/RES/1820(2008) Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) [on acts of sexual violence against civilians in … —
S/2009/301 S/RES/1874(2009) Security Council resolution 1874 (2009) [on measures against the Democratic People's Repu… —
S/2013/368 S/RES/2106(2013) Security Council resolution 2106 (2013) [on sexual violence in armed conflict] —
S/2013/570 S/RES/2117(2013) Security Council resolution 2117 (2013) [on small arms] —
S/2014/149 S/RES/2143(2014) Security Council resolution 2143 (2014) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2014/302 S/RES/2151(2014) Security Council resolution 2151 (2014) [on security sector reform] —
S/2014/348 — Draft Resolution —
S/2014/532 S/RES/2167(2014) Security Council resolution 2167 (2014) [on cooperation with regional and subregional org… —
S/2014/54* — Draft Resolution —
S/2014/605 S/RES/2171(2014) Security Council resolution 2171 (2014) [on prevention of armed conflicts] —
S/2014/614 S/RES/2172(2014) Security Council resolution 2172 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Fo… —
S/2014/628 S/RES/2173(2014) Security Council resolution 2173 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid … —
S/2014/917* — Draft Resolution —
S/2015/333* — Draft Resolution —
S/2015/445 S/RES/2225(2015) Security Council resolution 2225 (2015) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2016/1052 S/RES/2325(2016) Security Council resolution 2325 (2016) [on non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and bi… —
S/2016/797 S/RES/2309(2016) Security Council resolution 2309 (2016) [on terrorist threats to civil aviation] —
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