Security Council Vetoes

271 vetoed draft resolutions from 1946 to present, sourced from the UN DPPA dataset. A veto occurs when a permanent member (P5) votes "no" on a substantive SC resolution.

271
All vetoes
 Russia
161
Russia
 United States
95
United States
 United Kingdom
32
United Kingdom
 China
21
China
 France
18
France

Vetoes per Year

France vetoes (18)

Date Draft Topic Vetoed by
Dec. 23, 1989 S/21048 Panama France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Jan. 11, 1989 S/20378 1989 Letters from Libya and Bahrain (Libya) France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
April 21, 1986 S/18016/Rev. 1 1986 Letters from various Member States (Libya) France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
April 30, 1981 S/14462 Namibia France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
April 30, 1981 S/14461 Namibia France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
April 30, 1981 S/14460/Rev.1 Namibia France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
April 30, 1981 S/14459 Namibia France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oct. 31, 1977 S/12312/Rev. 1 South Africa France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oct. 31, 1977 S/12311/Rev. 1 South Africa France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oct. 31, 1977 S/12310/Rev. 1 South Africa France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oct. 19, 1976 S/12211 Namibia France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Feb. 6, 1976 S/11967 Comoros France
June 6, 1975 S/11713 Namibia France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oct. 30, 1974 S/11543 United Nations and South Africa France, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oct. 30, 1956 S/3713/Rev. 1, as amended 1956 Letter from US (Suez Canal) France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oct. 30, 1956 S/3710 as modified by the insertion of a new paragraph 1 1956 Letter from US (Suez Canal) France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Aug. 25, 1947 29 (1947); 30 (1947); 31 (1947) Indonesian question France
June 26, 1946 7 (1946) Spanish question Russian Federation, France