Key Votes

Closest recorded-vote margins and splits among the five permanent Security Council members.

Closest margins P5 splits
Body: All GA SC Margin ≤ 5 10 20 50

16 resolutions adopted by a margin of 10 votes or fewer.

Resolution Title Year Yes No Abstain Margin
A/RES/3238(XXIX) GA Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C… 1974 56 54 24 +2
A/RES/62/249 GA Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia 2008 14 11 105 +3
A/34/500 GA 1979 6 3 0 +3
A/RES/49(I)[B] GA Request of the World Federation of Trade Unions for a closer connexion with the… 1946 25 22 6 +3
A/RES/37/30 GA Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1982 50 46 50 +4
A/1714] GA 1951 22 17 12 +5
A/RES/2025(XX) GA Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen… 1965 56 49 11 +7
A/RES/499(V) GA Place of meeting of the 6th regular session of the General Assembly : resolutio… 1951 24 17 12 +7
A/RES/17(I)[RULE-73] GA Amendments to the provisional rules of procedure [Rule 73] : resolution / adopt… 1946 25 18 0 +7
A/RES/48/78 GA Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1993 53 45 65 +8
A/RES/44/27L GA Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports 1989 53 45 38 +8
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A] GA Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1975 59 51 29 +8
A/RES/1493(XV) GA Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen… 1960 42 34 22 +8
31/127 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1976 34 25 17 +9
VID GA 1958 34 25 17 +9
A/RES/748(VIII) GA Cessation of the transmission of information under Article 73 e of the Charter … 1953 26 16 18 +10