United Kingdom
Permanent Security Council member5,694
GA votes
2,663 yes · 1,419 no · 1,560 abstain
2,815
SC votes
2,673 yes · 1 no · 60 abstain
32
Vetoes cast
P5 alignment
How often United Kingdom voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.
| Permanent member | GA only | GA + SC |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 60.4% | 72.5% |
| France | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| Russian Federation | 54.6% | 70.8% |
| China | 40.5% | 58.0% |
The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.
P5 alignment over time
Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.
A/RES/32/213[C]
Financing of appropriations for the year 1978 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/212[I]
Expansion of meeting rooms and improvement of conference servicing and delegate facilities at United Nations Headquarters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/208
United Nations accommodation at Nairobi : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/200
Report of the International Civil Service Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/198
First-class travel in the United Nations organizations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/205
Arabic language services in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/204
Organizational nomenclature in the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/215
Working Capital Fund for the biennium 1978-1979 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/202[A]
Final budget appropriations for the biennium 1976-1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-21
A/RES/32/196[B]
International co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-20
A/RES/32/191
Specific action related to the particular needs of the land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/161
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/152
Incendiary and other specific conventional weapons which may be the subject of prohibitions or restrictions of use for humanitarian reasons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/150
Conclusion of a world treaty on the non-use of force in international relations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/162
Institutional arrangements for international co-operation in the field of human settlements : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/158
IUnited Nations Water Conference : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/171
Living conditions of the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/153
Non-interference in the internal affairs of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/193
United Nations Negotiating Conference on a Common Fund under the Integrated Programme for Commodities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/154
Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-19
A/RES/32/147
Women's participation in the strengthening of international peace and security and in the struggle against colonialism, racism, racial discrimination, foreign aggression and occupation and all forms of foreign domination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/142
Women's participation in the strengthening of international peace and security and in the struggle against colonialism, racism, racial discrimination, foreign aggression and occupation and all forms of foreign domination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/130
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/129
World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/122
Protection of persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle against apartheid, racism and racial discrimination, colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence and social progress for their people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/116[B]
Question of southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/105[O]
Investments in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/126
Intensified and co-ordinated efforts to fight the illicit traffic in and illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/125
United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse control and its programmes related to economic and social development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/118
Protection of human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/124
International co-operation in the field of narcotic drugs relating to treatment and rehabilitation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-16
A/RES/32/113
United Nations Special Fund for Land-Locked Developing Countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-15
A/RES/32/115
United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-15
A/RES/32/105[G]
Economic collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-14
A/RES/32/105[N]
Bantustans : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-14
A/RES/32/105[C]
Trade union action against apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-14
A/RES/32/105[F]
Military and nuclear collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-14
A/RES/32/105[B]
International Anti-Apartheid Year : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-14
A/RES/32/105[H]
Dissemination of information on apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-14
A/RES/32/105[L]
World Conference for Action against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-12-14
Vetoes cast by United Kingdom
S/21048 — Panama
1989-12-23
S/20378 — 1989 Letters from Libya and Bahrain (Libya)
1989-01-11
S/19585 — South Africa
1988-03-08
S/18785 — Namibia
1987-04-09
S/18705 — South Africa
1987-02-20
S/18163 — Complaint by Angola against South Africa
1986-06-18
S/18087/Rev. 1 — Southern Africa
1986-05-23
S/18016/Rev. 1 — 1986 Letters from various Member States (Libya)
1986-04-21
S/17633 — Namibia
1985-11-15
S/17354/Rev.1 — South Africa
1985-07-26
S/15156/Rev. 2 — Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1982-06-04
S/14462 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14461 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14460/Rev.1 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14459 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/12312/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12311/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12310/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12211 — Namibia
1976-10-19
S/11713 — Namibia
1975-06-06