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 94.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
RUS
USA
GBR
CHN
FRA
A/RES/63/241 GA Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2008-12-23 159 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/242 GA Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimina… 2008-12-23 109 13 35
Y N N Y A
A/RES/63/245 GA Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the Ge… 2008-12-23 80 25 45
N Y Y N Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 80 25 45
N Y Y N Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 109 13 35
Y N N Y A
A/RES/63/240 GA Towards an arms trade treaty : establishing common international stan… 2008-12-23 133 1 19
A N Y A Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 128 55 2
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/179 GA Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted … 2008-12-18 132 54 0
Y N N Y N
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 125 52 5
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/178 GA The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb… 2008-12-18 182 4 2
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 173 5 7
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/167 GA Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human ri… 2008-12-18 128 55 2
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/176 GA Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human right… 2008-12-18 129 54 4
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/160 GA Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the Gene… 2008-12-18 121 7 58
Y N A Y A
A/RES/63/162 GA Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling cont… 2008-12-18 129 2 54
Y N A Y A
A/RES/63/164 GA Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding … 2008-12-18 125 52 5
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/165 GA The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolutio… 2008-12-18 173 5 7
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/171 GA Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the Gener… 2008-12-18 86 53 42
Y N N Y N
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 86 53 42
Y N N Y N
32/100 GA Assistance to Guinea-Bissau 1977-11-28 129 54 4
Y N N Y N
A/RES/63/191 GA Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolutio… 2008-12-18 69 54 57
N Y Y N Y
32/127 GA Regional arrangements for the p 1977-12-16 182 4 2
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/190 GA Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Kore… 2008-12-18 94 22 63
N Y Y N Y
32/128 GA Question of Brunei 1977-12-16 132 54 0
Y — N Y N
36/170 GA Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador 1981-12-16 184 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/189 GA Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolut… 2008-12-18 124 55 7
Y N N Y N
48/140 GA The situation in the Sudan 1993-12-20 121 4 60
Y N A Y A
A/RES/63/188 GA Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital im… 2008-12-18 121 4 60
Y N A Y A
A/RES/63/168 GA Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by … 2008-12-18 106 46 34
Y N Y N Y
A/RES/63/187 GA The right to food : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2008-12-18 184 1 0
Y N Y Y Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 129 2 54
Y N — Y A
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 172 6 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/94 GA Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adop… 2008-12-05 173 6 2
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/95 GA Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices affect… 2008-12-05 94 8 73
A N A Y A
A/RES/63/93 GA Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestin… 2008-12-05 172 6 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/96 GA Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of … 2008-12-05 173 6 1
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/97 GA Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including … 2008-12-05 171 6 2
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/98 GA Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian peopl… 2008-12-05 165 8 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/102 GA Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peopl… 2008-12-05 179 2 2
Y N A Y A
A/RES/63/109 GA Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted… 2008-12-05 177 3 1
Y N N Y A
A/RES/63/110 GA Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to … 2008-12-05 177 3 1
Y N N Y A
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 171 6 2
Y N Y Y Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 94 8 73
A N A Y A
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 173 6 2
Y N Y Y Y
31/127 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1976-12-01 177 3 1
Y N N Y A
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 173 6 1
Y N Y Y Y
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 172 6 2
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 165 8 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/63/92 GA Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostili… 2008-12-05 172 6 2
Y N Y Y Y
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 177 3 1
Y N N Y A