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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
S/2020/680 S/RES/2535(2020) Security Council resolution 2535 (2020) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] 75
S/2019/503 S/RES/2475(2019) Security Council resolution 2475 (2019) [on protection of persons with disabilities in ar… 74
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/2018/532 S/RES/2419(2018) Security Council resolution 2419 (2018) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] 73
S/2017/242 S/RES/2347(2017) Security Council resolution 2347 (2017) [on destruction and trafficking of cultural herit… 72
S/2017/973 S/RES/2388(2017) Security Council resolution 2388 (2017) [on trafficking in persons in armed conflicts] 72
S/2016/1013 — 71
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
A/69/L.7 69/7 Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency 69
S/2014/115 S/RES/2139(2014) Security Council resolution 2139 (2014) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Rep… 69
S/2014/125 S/RES/2140(2014) Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) [on the situation in Yemen] 69
S/2014/137 S/RES/2142(2014) Security Council resolution 2142 (2014) [on the partial suspension of the arms embargo on… 69
S/2014/188 S/RES/2144(2014) Security Council resolution 2144 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mi… 69
S/2014/236 S/RES/2148(2014) Security Council resolution 2148 (2014) [on endorsing Secretary-General's revised strateg… 69
S/2014/252 S/RES/2149(2014) Security Council resolution 2149 (2014) [on establishment of the UN Multidimensional Inte… 69
S/2014/270 S/RES/2150(2014) Security Council resolution 2150 (2014) [on prevention and fight against genocide and oth… 69
S/2014/318 S/RES/2154(2014) Security Council resolution 2154 (2014) [on creation of the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal fo… 69
S/2014/367 S/RES/2155(2014) Security Council resolution 2155 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in… 69
S/2014/377 S/RES/2158(2014) Security Council resolution 2158 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance… 69
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