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 74.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
RUS
USA
GBR
CHN
FRA
A/RES/70/234 GA Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / … 2015-12-23 104 13 37
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/70/194 GA Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General As… 2015-12-22 171 6 3
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/225 GA Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Pales… 2015-12-22 164 5 10
Y N Y Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 171 6 3
Y N Y Y Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 131 2 49
Y N — Y A
A/RES/70/185 GA Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coe… 2015-12-22 131 2 49
Y N A Y A
40/229 GA Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations s… 1985-12-13 127 14 41
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/70/152 GA Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of… 2015-12-17 134 54 0
Y N N Y N
A/RES/70/141 GA The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolutio… 2015-12-17 177 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/161 GA Human rights defenders in the context of the Declaration on the Right… 2015-12-17 127 14 41
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/70/142 GA Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding … 2015-12-17 130 53 6
Y N N Y N
A/RES/70/140 GA A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism… 2015-12-17 133 11 44
Y N N Y N
A/RES/70/151 GA Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted … 2015-12-17 135 54 0
Y N N Y N
A/RES/70/149 GA Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolut… 2015-12-17 130 53 5
Y N N Y N
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 133 4 49
Y N — Y A
A/RES/70/156 GA Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the Gen… 2015-12-17 133 54 0
Y N N Y N
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 133 11 44
Y N N Y N
A/RES/70/159 GA Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human right… 2015-12-17 135 53 1
Y N N Y N
A/RES/70/173 GA Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolutio… 2015-12-17 81 37 67
N Y Y N Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 177 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 130 53 6
Y N N Y N
31/127 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1976-12-01 135 54 0
Y N N Y N
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 134 54 0
Y — N Y N
A/RES/70/172 GA Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Kore… 2015-12-17 119 19 48
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/70/139 GA Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices tha… 2015-12-17 133 4 49
Y N A Y A
32/100 GA Assistance to Guinea-Bissau 1977-11-28 148 6 33
Y N N Y A
32/101 GA Assistance to Guinea-Bissau 1977-11-28 133 54 0
Y N N Y N
A/RES/70/155 GA The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb… 2015-12-17 148 6 33
Y N N Y A
39/192 GA Question of the United States Virgin Islands 1984-09-14 135 53 1
Y N N Y N
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 163 6 8
Y N Y Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 164 7 7
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 169 6 5
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 167 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 92 9 75
A N A Y A
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 161 7 8
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 158 8 10
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/95 GA Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peopl… 2015-12-09 176 2 2
Y N A Y A
A/RES/70/87 GA Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affect… 2015-12-09 92 9 75
A N A Y A
A/RES/70/103 GA Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted… 2015-12-09 175 3 1
Y N N Y A
A/RES/70/88 GA Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of … 2015-12-09 163 6 8
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/84 GA Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostili… 2015-12-09 164 7 7
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/90 GA Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian peopl… 2015-12-09 158 8 10
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/86 GA Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adop… 2015-12-09 167 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/89 GA Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including … 2015-12-09 161 7 8
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/70/85 GA Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestin… 2015-12-09 169 6 5
Y N Y Y Y
48/137 GA Implications of scientific tion just adopted, the Sierra Leonean dele… 1993-12-20 178 4 1
N N N Y N
A/RES/70/52 GA Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2015-12-07 127 43 15
N N N Y N
A/RES/70/27 GA No first placement of weapons in outer space : resolution / adopted b… 2015-12-07 129 4 46
Y N A Y A
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 129 4 50
Y N N Y A
A/RES/70/54 GA Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions : resolution / … 2015-12-07 139 2 40
N A Y A Y