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.
S/RES/2416(2018)
Security Council resolution 2416 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2018] · 2018-05-15
S/RES/2414(2018)
Security Council resolution 2414 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2018] · 2018-04-27
S/RES/2413(2018)
Security Council resolution 2413 (2018) [on peacebuilding and sustaining peace] · 2018-04-26
S/RES/2412(2018)
Security Council resolution 2412 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Oct. 2018] · 2018-04-23
S/RES/2411(2018)
Security Council resolution 2411 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 23 Apr. 2018] · 2018-04-13
S/RES/2410(2018)
Security Council resolution 2410 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) until 15 Apr. 2019] · 2018-04-10
S/RES/2408(2018)
Security Council resolution 2408 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Mar. 2019] · 2018-03-27
S/RES/2409(2018)
Security Council resolution 2409 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 31 Mar. 2019] · 2018-03-27
S/RES/2407(2018)
Security Council resolution 2407 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009) concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea until 24 Apr. 2019] · 2018-03-21
S/RES/2406(2018)
Security Council resolution 2406 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Mar. 2019] · 2018-03-15
S/RES/2405(2018)
Security Council resolution 2405 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Mar. 2019] · 2018-03-08
S/RES/2404(2018)
Security Council resolution 2404 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) until 28 Feb. 2019] · 2018-02-28
S/RES/2403(2018)
Security Council resolution 2403 (2018) [on date of election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice] · 2018-02-28
S/RES/2402(2018)
Security Council resolution 2402 (2018) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2019] · 2018-02-26
S/RES/2401(2018)
Security Council resolution 2401 (2018) [on cessation of hostilities to enable humanitarian aid delivery in the Syrian Arab Republic] · 2018-02-24
S/RES/2400(2018)
Security Council resolution 2400 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005) on the Sudan until 12 Mar. 2019] · 2018-02-08
S/RES/2399(2018)
Security Council resolution 2399 (2018) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 Jan. 2019 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 28 Feb. 2019] · 2018-01-30
S/RES/2398(2018)
Security Council resolution 2398 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2018] · 2018-01-30
S/RES/2397(2017)
Security Council resolution 2397 (2017) [on strengthening sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and condemning the nuclear test of 28 Nov. 2017] · 2017-12-22
S/RES/2394(2017)
Security Council resolution 2394 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2018] · 2017-12-21
S/RES/2396(2017)
Security Council resolution 2396 (2017) [on threats to international peace and security caused by returning foreign terrorist fighters] · 2017-12-21
S/RES/2395(2017)
Security Council resolution 2395 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) as special political mission under the policy guidance of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) until 31 Dec. 2021] · 2017-12-21
S/RES/2393(2017)
Security Council resolution 2393 (2017) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism until 10 Jan. 2019] · 2017-12-19
S/RES/2392(2017)
Security Council resolution 2392 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Mar. 2018] · 2017-12-14
S/RES/2391(2017)
Security Council resolution 2391 (2017) [on providing operational and logistical support through the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to the Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force] · 2017-12-08
S/RES/2389(2017)
Security Council resolution 2389 (2017) [on implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region] · 2017-12-08
S/RES/2390(2017)
Security Council resolution 2390 (2017) [on full implementation of all measures under the Oil-for-Food Programme] · 2017-12-08
S/RES/2388(2017)
Security Council resolution 2388 (2017) [on trafficking in persons in armed conflicts] · 2017-11-21
S/RES/2387(2017)
Security Council resolution 2387 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 Nov. 2018] · 2017-11-15
S/RES/2386(2017)
Security Council resolution 2386 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2018] · 2017-11-15
S/RES/2385(2017)
Security Council resolution 2385 (2017) [on renewal of the provisions of para. 2 of Security Council resolution 2142 (2014) until 15 Nov. 2018 concerning the arms embargo on Somalia and on extension of the mandate of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea until 15 Dec. 2018] · 2017-11-14
S/RES/2383(2017)
Security Council resolution 2383 (2017) [on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] · 2017-11-07
S/RES/2384(2017)
Security Council resolution 2384 (2017) [on renewal of the authorization of the European Union-led Multinational Stabilization Force (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a further period of 12 months] · 2017-11-07
S/RES/2382(2017)
Security Council resolution 2382 (2017) [on including policing as an integral part of the mandates of UN peacekeeping operations and special missions] · 2017-11-06
S/RES/2380(2017)
Security Council resolution 2380 (2017) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations as set out in paras. 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Security Council resolution 2240 (2015) concerning migrant smuggling and human trafficking into, through and from the Libyan territory and off the coast of Libya] · 2017-10-05
S/RES/2381(2017)
Security Council resolution 2381 (2017) [on participation of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia as the international component and coordinator of a monitoring and verification mechanism (MVM) to verify compliance with the temporary bilateral ceasefire] · 2017-10-05
S/RES/2379(2017)
Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) [on establishment of an Investigative Team to Support Domestic Efforts to Hold the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Accountable for Its Actions in Iraq] · 2017-09-21
S/RES/2378(2017)
Security Council resolution 2378 (2017) [on UN peacekeeping reform] · 2017-09-20
S/RES/2376(2017)
Security Council resolution 2376 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 Sept. 2018] · 2017-09-14
S/RES/2377(2017)
Security Council resolution 2377 (2017) [on size, operational aspects and mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia] · 2017-09-14
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