WEOG

UN Western European & Others Group (29 members)

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Members

Andorra Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal San Marino Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America

Overall Voting Breakdown

61%
Voted Yes
22%
Abstained
16%
Voted No

Voting Trend by Year

Internal Cohesion by Year

Percentage of bloc members voting with the plurality position on each vote, averaged per year.

Most Divisive Votes

Votes with the lowest internal agreement among bloc members.

Resolution Cohesion Participating
A/RES/44/119D
Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adop…
1989
33% 24
A/RES/31/6[D]
Arms embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by…
1976
35% 23
A/40/l042
Training and research
1985
35% 23
A/RES/71/54
Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the imple…
2016
36% 28
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
38% 8
A/RES/41/68E
Questions relating to information : resolution / adopted by…
1986
38% 24
A/RES/38/183H
Implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted…
1983
38% 24
A/RES/41/209[V]
News service of the Department of Political and Security Co…
1986
38% 24

Most Agreed Contested Votes

Highly contested votes (globally) where this bloc voted with strong internal unity.

Resolution Cohesion Global No
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted b…
2013
100% 71
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sa…
1985
97% 67
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by…
2010
97% 67
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on …
2006
100% 64
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
100% 64
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopt…
2002
100% 62
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by…
2010
97% 61
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications techno…
2019
97% 60