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 1–50 of 66.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
RUS
USA
GBR
CHN
FRA
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 127 2 50
Y N A Y A
A/RES/68/235 GA Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Pales… 2013-12-20 168 6 9
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/206 GA Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General As… 2013-12-20 169 6 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/200 GA Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coe… 2013-12-20 127 2 50
Y N A Y A
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 169 6 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/159 GA Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the Gen… 2013-12-18 136 54 0
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/161 GA Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of… 2013-12-18 135 54 1
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/150 GA Combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute… 2013-12-18 135 4 51
Y N A Y A
A/RES/68/154 GA The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolutio… 2013-12-18 178 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/162 GA Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted … 2013-12-18 135 55 0
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/175 GA Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolut… 2013-12-18 132 52 6
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/144 GA Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the Gene… 2013-12-18 94 71 23
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/158 GA The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb… 2013-12-18 158 4 28
Y N N Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 134 11 46
Y N N Y N
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 128 55 8
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/152 GA Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding … 2013-12-18 128 55 8
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/184 GA Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolutio… 2013-12-18 86 36 61
N Y Y N Y
32/128 GA Question of Brunei 1977-12-16 136 55 0
Y N N Y N
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 135 55 0
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/182 GA Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / … 2013-12-18 127 13 47
N Y Y N Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 135 4 51
Y N — Y A
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 178 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
31/127 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1976-12-01 135 54 0
Y N N Y N
36/170 GA Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador 1981-12-16 132 52 6
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/151 GA Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimina… 2013-12-18 134 11 46
Y N N Y N
A/RES/68/168 GA Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human right… 2013-12-18 136 55 0
Y N N Y N
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 169 6 7
Y N Y Y Y
32/98 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-11-28 178 3 1
Y N N Y —
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 167 6 9
Y N Y Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 170 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 95 8 75
A N A Y A
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 178 3 1
Y N N Y —
A/RES/68/78 GA Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestin… 2013-12-11 170 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 172 6 5
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/77 GA Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostili… 2013-12-11 170 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 165 8 8
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 170 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/80 GA Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affect… 2013-12-11 95 8 75
A N A Y A
A/RES/68/96 GA Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted… 2013-12-11 178 3 1
Y N N Y A
A/RES/68/81 GA Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of … 2013-12-11 169 6 7
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/88 GA Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peopl… 2013-12-11 180 2 2
Y N A Y A
A/RES/68/79 GA Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adop… 2013-12-11 172 6 5
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/82 GA Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including … 2013-12-11 167 6 9
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/83 GA Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian peopl… 2013-12-11 165 8 8
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/97 GA Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to … 2013-12-11 178 3 1
Y N N Y A
A/RES/68/65 GA The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / a… 2013-12-05 169 5 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/68/32 GA Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on N… 2013-12-05 137 28 20
N N N Y N
A/RES/68/42 GA Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justi… 2013-12-05 133 24 25
N N N Y N
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 126 49 9
A N N Y N
39/192 GA Question of the United States Virgin Islands 1984-09-14 133 24 25
N N N Y N