Key Votes

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

Closest margins P5 splits
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Votes where at least one P5 member voted Yes and at least one voted No. Showing 51–100 of 3862.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
RUS
USA
GBR
CHN
FRA
A/RES/38/13 GA Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by … 1983-09-01 115 1 24
— A A Y N
A/RES/43/97 GA Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishm… 1988-09-01 128 1 26
— N A Y A
A/RES/43/48 GA Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country : resoluti… 1988-09-01 151 2 1
— N A Y Y
A/RES/40/170 GA Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the Ge… 1985-09-01 145 2 1
— N Y Y Y
A/RES/45/90 GA Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishm… 1990-09-01 120 1 30
— N A Y A
A/RES/43/113 GA Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civ… 1988-09-01 132 1 23
— N A Y A
A/RES/43/160B GA Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Or… 1988-09-01 124 9 18
— N N Y N
A/RES/37/92 GA Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites… 1982-09-01 107 13 13
— N N Y A
A/RES/40/169 GA Economic development projects in the occupied Palestinian territories… 1985-09-01 138 2 7
— N Y Y Y
A/RES/40/96D GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1985-09-01 107 3 41
— N A Y A
A/RES/45/130 GA Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to se… 1990-09-01 113 15 23
— N N Y N
A/RES/45/96 GA Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations s… 1990-09-01 121 1 29
— N A Y A
A/RES/43/126 GA Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations S… 1988-09-01 135 8 14
— — N Y N
A/RES/45/35 GA Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted… 1990-09-01 133 2 14
— N N Y A
A/RES/39/49A GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1984-09-01 127 2 21
— N A Y A
A/RES/43/160A GA Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Or… 1988-09-01 117 2 31
— N A Y A
A/40/989 GA Biennial programme of work for the Second Committee 1986-1987 1985-09-01 134 1 19
— N A Y A
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 86 23 39
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/40/96B GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1985-09-01 129 3 20
— N A Y A
A/RES/45/18 GA Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to … 1990-09-01 115 12 20
— N N Y N
A/RES/43/106 GA Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to se… 1988-09-01 124 15 15
— N N Y N
A/RES/40/185 GA Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion again… 1985-09-01 128 19 7
— N N Y N
32/100 GA Assistance to Guinea-Bissau 1977-11-28 152 1 0
— N Y Y Y
A/RES/45/67B GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1990-09-01 121 2 22
— N A Y A
A/40/989/Add.13 GA Development of the energy resources of developing countries 1985-09-01 133 1 20
— N A Y A
A/RES/40/188 GA Trade embargo against Nicaragua : resolution / adopted by the General… 1985-09-01 91 6 49
— N A Y Y
A/RES/43/18 GA Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1988-09-01 135 2 6
— N A Y Y
A/RES/40/182 GA Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States : resolution / adopte… 1985-09-01 134 1 19
— N A Y A
A/RES/39/48 GA Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by … 1984-09-01 122 1 0
— A A Y N
A/RES/40/96A GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1985-09-01 128 2 22
— N A Y A
A/RES/39/49C GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1984-09-01 131 3 15
— N A Y A
A/RES/43/156 GA Improvement of social life : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… 1988-09-01 130 16 9
— N N Y N
A/RES/65/6 GA Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo im… 2010-09-01 187 2 3
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/43/125 GA Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations S… 1988-09-01 130 1 25
— N A Y A
A/RES/40/191 GA Reverse transfer of technology : resolution / adopted by the General … 1985-09-01 152 1 0
— N Y Y Y
A/RES/66/6 GA Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo im… 2011-09-01 186 2 3
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/40/201 GA Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestini… 1985-09-01 153 2 1
— N Y Y Y
A/RES/39/63H GA Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolut… 1984-09-01 128 17 5
— N N Y N
A/RES/39/49B GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1984-09-01 130 3 17
— N A Y A
A/RES/43/171B GA Good neighbourliness between States : resolution / adopted by the Gen… 1988-09-01 124 8 22
— N N Y N
A/RES/64/6 GA Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo im… 2009-09-01 187 3 2
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/43/146 GA Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dig… 1988-09-01 154 1 2
— N A Y Y
A/RES/39/61B GA Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa :… 1984-09-01 137 4 11
— N N Y N
A/RES/45/17 GA Activities of foreign and other interests which are impeding the impl… 1990-09-01 113 11 24
— N N Y N
A/RES/43/92 GA Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, … 1988-09-01 129 10 17
— N N Y N
A/RES/43/164 GA Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind : reso… 1988-09-01 137 5 13
— N N Y N
A/RES/43/124 GA The impact of property on the enjoyment of human rights and fundament… 1988-09-01 129 24 1
— N N Y N
A/RES/40/96C GA Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1985-09-01 131 3 18
— N A Y A
A/RES/45/37 GA Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Or… 1990-09-01 116 9 26
— N N Y N
A/RES/35/119 GA Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to … 1980-09-01 134 3 9
— N N Y N