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

2 resolutions adopted by a margin of 5 votes or fewer.

Resolution Title Year Yes No Abstain Margin
S/RES/87(1950) SC Security Council resolution 87 (1950) [on complaint of armed invasion of Taiwan] 1950 7 3 1 +4
S/RES/119(1956) SC Security Council resolution 119 (1956) [on an emergency special session of the … 1956 7 2 2 +5