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 76.

Resolution Title Date Yes No Abstain
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FRA
A/RES/69/247 GA Modalities for the implementation of resolution 68/304, entitled "Tow… 2014-12-29 120 15 35
Y N N Y A
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 120 15 35
Y N N Y A
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 170 6 3
— N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/207 GA External debt sustainability and development : resolution / adopted b… 2014-12-19 125 4 44
Y N A Y A
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 131 46 3
Y N N Y N
A/RES/69/227 GA Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by … 2014-12-19 131 46 3
Y N N Y N
A/RES/69/239 GA South-South cooperation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2014-12-19 129 44 7
A N N Y N
A/RES/69/238 GA Operational activities for development of the United Nations system :… 2014-12-19 130 8 43
A N A Y A
A/RES/69/241 GA Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Pales… 2014-12-19 165 6 9
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/212 GA Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General As… 2014-12-19 170 6 3
— N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/188 GA Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Kore… 2014-12-18 116 20 53
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/69/180 GA Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted … 2014-12-18 134 53 1
Y N N Y N
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 133 4 51
Y N — Y A
A/RES/69/162 GA A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism… 2014-12-18 134 10 42
Y N N Y N
40/229 GA Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations s… 1985-12-13 134 53 0
Y N N Y N
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 134 10 42
Y N N Y N
A/RES/69/178 GA Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolut… 2014-12-18 129 53 6
Y N N Y N
A/RES/69/163 GA Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding … 2014-12-18 130 52 7
Y N N Y N
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 130 52 7
Y N N Y N
32/99 GA Assistance to Cape Verde 1977-12-13 135 53 1
Y N N Y N
32/127 GA Regional arrangements for the p 1977-12-16 134 53 2
Y N N Y N
39/192 GA Question of the United States Virgin Islands 1984-09-14 129 53 6
Y N N Y N
A/RES/69/176 GA Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of a… 2014-12-18 134 53 2
Y N N Y N
40/230 GA Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador 1985-12-13 156 5 26
Y N N Y Y
48/140 GA The situation in the Sudan 1993-12-20 117 37 34
Y — Y N Y
A/RES/69/190 GA Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolutio… 2014-12-18 83 35 68
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/69/181 GA The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb… 2014-12-18 156 5 26
Y N N Y Y
A/RES/69/160 GA Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices tha… 2014-12-18 132 4 51
Y N A Y A
A/RES/69/173 GA Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human right… 2014-12-18 135 53 1
Y N N Y N
A/RES/69/189 GA Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / … 2014-12-18 127 13 48
N Y Y N Y
A/RES/69/165 GA The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolutio… 2014-12-18 180 7 4
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/186 GA Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by … 2014-12-18 117 37 34
Y — Y N Y
32/98 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-11-28 173 3 1
Y N N Y —
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 165 7 6
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 166 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 165 7 6
Y N Y Y Y
31/37 GA United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976-11-12 88 9 79
A N A Y A
32/132 GA Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977-11-28 163 7 9
Y N Y Y Y
31/125 GA International Year for Disabled Persons 1976-12-13 159 7 12
Y N Y Y Y
32/95 GA Emergency assistance for South African refugee students 1977-11-28 158 8 11
Y N Y Y Y
32/97 GA Assistance to Botswana 1977-12-13 173 3 1
Y N N Y A
A/RES/69/90 GA Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affect… 2014-12-05 88 9 79
A N A Y A
A/RES/69/93 GA Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian peopl… 2014-12-05 159 8 11
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/107 GA Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to … 2014-12-05 173 3 1
Y N N Y A
A/RES/69/98 GA Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peopl… 2014-12-05 175 2 2
Y N A Y A
A/RES/69/91 GA Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of … 2014-12-05 163 7 9
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/89 GA Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adop… 2014-12-05 165 7 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/88 GA Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestin… 2014-12-05 166 6 6
Y N Y Y Y
A/RES/69/106 GA Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted… 2014-12-05 173 3 1
Y N N Y A
A/RES/69/92 GA Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including … 2014-12-05 159 7 12
Y N Y Y Y