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 105.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
RUS
USA
GBR
CHN
FRA
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 176 3 2
Y N N Y A
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 157 9 14
Y N Y Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 165 7 10
Y N Y Y Y
31/127 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1976-12-01 176 3 1
Y N N Y A
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 90 9 81
A N A Y A
A/RES/61/83 GA Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justi… 2006-12-06 125 27 29
N N N Y N
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 115 7 54
Y N N Y N
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 175 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 120 7 51
Y N N Y A
31/127 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1976-12-01 175 1 4
Y N A Y A
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 178 1 2
Y N Y Y A
32/98 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-11-28 157 7 13
A N N Y N
32/99 GA Assistance to Cape Verde 1977-12-13 176 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
32/100 GA Assistance to Guinea-Bissau 1977-11-28 123 1 52
Y N A Y A
40/230 GA Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador 1985-12-13 167 4 7
Y N Y A Y
37//6/ GA Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine … 1982-11-16 178 1 1
Y N Y Y Y
48/137 GA Implications of scientific tion just adopted, the Sierra Leonean dele… 1993-12-20 179 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
36/170 GA Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador 1981-12-16 115 48 18
A N N Y N
59/95 GA Improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Commi… 2004-12-03 141 3 37
Y N N Y N
32/99 GA Assistance to Cape Verde 1977-12-13 119 52 10
A N N Y N
A/RES/61/54 GA Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in th… 2006-12-06 176 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/55 GA Role of science and technology in the context of international securi… 2006-12-06 108 54 16
A N N Y N
A/RES/61/57 GA Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nucl… 2006-12-06 119 1 59
A N A Y A
A/RES/61/58 GA Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by t… 2006-12-06 178 1 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/59 GA Missiles : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2006-12-06 115 7 54
Y N N Y N
A/RES/61/60 GA Convening of the 4th special session of the General Assembly devoted … 2006-12-06 175 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/62 GA Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proli… 2006-12-06 120 7 51
Y N N Y A
A/RES/61/63 GA Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation … 2006-12-06 175 1 4
Y N A Y A
A/RES/61/64 GA Relationship between disarmament and development : resolution / adopt… 2006-12-06 178 1 2
Y N Y Y A
A/RES/61/65 GA Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world : accelerating the implementation… 2006-12-06 157 7 13
A N N Y N
A/RES/61/66 GA The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects … 2006-12-06 176 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/67 GA Declaration of a 4th disarmament decade : resolution / adopted by the… 2006-12-06 123 1 52
Y N A Y A
A/RES/61/69 GA Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resoluti… 2006-12-06 167 3 9
A N N Y N
A/RES/61/72 GA Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition sto… 2006-12-06 175 1 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/74 GA Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapon… 2006-12-06 167 4 7
Y N Y A Y
A/RES/61/75 GA Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activiti… 2006-12-06 178 1 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/76 GA Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures : resol… 2006-12-06 179 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/78 GA Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2006-12-06 115 48 18
A N N Y N
A/RES/61/88 GA Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia : resolut… 2006-12-06 141 3 37
Y N N Y N
A/RES/61/89 GA Towards an arms trade treaty : establishing common international stan… 2006-12-06 153 1 24
A N Y A Y
A/RES/61/97 GA Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolut… 2006-12-06 119 52 10
A N N Y N
A/RES/61/103 GA The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / a… 2006-12-06 166 5 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/104 GA Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty : resolution / adopted by the G… 2006-12-06 172 2 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/47 GA Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission… 2006-12-04 133 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/27 GA The Syrian Golan 2006-12-01 107 6 60
Y N A Y A
A/RES/61/26 GA Jerusalem 2006-12-01 157 6 10
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/24 GA Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Dep… 2006-12-01 157 7 9
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/23 GA Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat 2006-12-01 101 7 62
A N A Y A
A/RES/61/25 GA Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopt… 2006-12-01 157 7 10
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/61/22 GA Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinia… 2006-12-01 101 7 62
A N A Y A