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 76.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
RUS
USA
GBR
CHN
FRA
A/RES/71/236 GA Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by … 2016-12-21 131 49 4
Y N N Y N
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 166 8 7
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/218 GA Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General As… 2016-12-21 166 8 7
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/248 GA International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the I… 2016-12-21 105 15 52
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/71/223 GA Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementa… 2016-12-21 134 44 7
Y N N Y N
A/RES/71/247 GA Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Pales… 2016-12-21 168 7 11
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/205 GA Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and th… 2016-12-19 70 26 77
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/71/187 GA Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by … 2016-12-19 117 40 31
Y N Y N Y
A/RES/71/184 GA The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolutio… 2016-12-19 177 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/182 GA Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding … 2016-12-19 132 53 4
Y N N Y N
A/RES/71/192 GA The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb… 2016-12-19 146 3 39
Y N N Y A
A/RES/71/204 GA Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolutio… 2016-12-19 85 35 63
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/71/203 GA Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / … 2016-12-19 116 16 52
N Y Y N Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 136 2 49
Y N — Y A
A/RES/71/193 GA Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted … 2016-12-19 133 54 0
Y N N Y N
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 133 9 45
Y N N Y A
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 132 53 4
Y N N Y N
A/RES/71/181 GA A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism… 2016-12-19 133 9 45
Y N N Y A
32/98 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-11-28 146 3 39
Y N N Y A
32/99 GA Assistance to Cape Verde 1977-12-13 133 54 0
Y — N Y N
32/128 GA Question of Brunei 1977-12-16 135 53 1
Y N N Y N
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 116 16 52
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/71/197 GA Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human right… 2016-12-19 135 53 1
Y N N Y N
31/127 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1976-12-01 130 53 6
Y N N Y N
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 177 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/179 GA Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices tha… 2016-12-19 136 2 49
Y N A Y A
A/RES/71/190 GA Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolut… 2016-12-19 130 53 6
Y N N Y N
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 131 34 19
Y N N Y N
A/RES/71/189 GA Declaration on the Right to Peace : resolution / adopted by the Gener… 2016-12-19 131 34 19
Y N N Y N
A/RES/71/130 GA Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including … 2016-12-09 122 13 36
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/71/96 GA Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of … 2016-12-06 168 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 166 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 167 6 5
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 165 7 5
Y N Y Y Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 91 11 73
A N A Y A
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 168 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 165 6 7
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 162 7 8
Y N Y Y Y
40/230 GA Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador 1985-12-13 174 3 2
Y N N Y A
37//6/ GA Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine … 1982-11-16 171 5 4
Y N N Y A
A/RES/71/92 GA Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostili… 2016-12-06 166 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/97 GA Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including … 2016-12-06 165 6 7
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/93 GA Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestin… 2016-12-06 167 6 5
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/95 GA Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affect… 2016-12-06 91 11 73
A N A Y A
A/RES/71/103 GA Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peopl… 2016-12-06 177 2 2
Y N A Y A
A/RES/71/94 GA Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adop… 2016-12-06 165 7 5
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/71/122 GA Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to … 2016-12-06 171 5 4
Y N N Y A
A/RES/71/121 GA Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted… 2016-12-06 174 3 2
Y N N Y A
A/RES/71/98 GA Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian peopl… 2016-12-06 162 7 8
Y N Y Y Y
59/95 GA Improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Commi… 2004-12-03 132 4 50
Y N N Y A