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 51–94 of 94.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
RUS
USA
GBR
CHN
FRA
A/RES/63/73 GA Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapon… 2008-12-02 173 4 6
Y N Y A Y
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 117 45 19
A N N Y N
32/100 GA Assistance to Guinea-Bissau 1977-11-28 127 30 23
N N N Y N
32/101 GA Assistance to Guinea-Bissau 1977-11-28 126 5 50
Y N N Y A
40/229 GA Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations s… 1985-12-13 120 10 50
Y N N Y N
48/137 GA Implications of scientific tion just adopted, the Sierra Leonean dele… 1993-12-20 166 5 7
A N A Y N
56/169 GA Situation in Myanmar 2001-12-19 141 3 36
Y N N Y N
65/77 GA United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education 2010-12-08 181 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
71/65 GA Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons 2016-12-05 173 4 6
Y N Y A Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 121 50 10
A N N Y N
A/RES/63/36 GA Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapon… 2008-12-02 175 1 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/37 GA Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in th… 2008-12-02 178 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/39 GA Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nucl… 2008-12-02 122 1 58
A N A Y A
A/RES/63/40 GA Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by t… 2008-12-02 177 1 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/46 GA Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2008-12-02 117 45 19
A N N Y N
A/RES/63/49 GA Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justi… 2008-12-02 127 30 23
N N N Y N
A/RES/63/50 GA Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proli… 2008-12-02 126 5 50
Y N N Y A
A/RES/63/55 GA Missiles : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2008-12-02 120 10 50
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/58 GA Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world : accelerating the implementation… 2008-12-02 166 5 7
A N A Y N
A/RES/63/63 GA Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia : resolut… 2008-12-02 141 3 36
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/65 GA Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resoluti… 2008-12-02 171 3 7
A N N Y N
A/RES/63/68 GA Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activiti… 2008-12-02 180 1 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/72 GA The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects … 2008-12-02 181 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/75 GA Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolut… 2008-12-02 121 50 10
A N N Y N
A/RES/63/84 GA The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / a… 2008-12-02 169 5 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/87 GA Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty : resolution / adopted by the G… 2008-12-02 175 1 3
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/29 GA Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine 2008-11-26 164 7 3
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/28 GA Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Dep… 2008-11-26 162 8 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/27 GA Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat 2008-11-26 106 8 57
A N A Y A
A/RES/63/26 GA Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinia… 2008-11-26 107 8 57
A N A Y A
A/RES/63/31 GA The Syrian Golan 2008-11-26 116 6 52
Y N A Y A
A/RES/63/30 GA Jerusalem 2008-11-26 163 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/224 GA Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by … 2008-11-17 123 1 52
Y N A Y A
A/RES/63/211 GA Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General As… 2008-11-17 165 7 2
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 123 1 52
Y N A Y A
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 165 7 2
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/201 GA Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Pales… 2008-11-17 164 8 5
Y N Y Y Y
63/12 GA Cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American and Car… 2008-11-03 64 1 0
Y N — Y Y
A/RES/63/13 GA Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission… 2008-11-03 64 1 0
Y N — Y Y
A/RES/63/7 GA Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo im… 2008-10-29 185 3 2
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/3 GA Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice… 2008-10-08 77 6 74
Y N A Y A
A/RES/62/270 GA Global Forum on Migration and Development 2008-06-20 86 2 55
A N A Y A
A/RES/62/265 GA Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution… 2008-06-20 142 2 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/62/249 GA Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Ge… 2008-05-15 14 11 105
N Y A A A