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/1575(2004)
Security Council resolution 1575 (2004) [on implementation of General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and establishment of multinational stabilization force (EUFOR)] · 2004-11-22
S/RES/1574(2004)
Security Council resolution 1574 (2004) [on a Comprehensive Peace Agreement in the Sudan] · 2004-11-19
S/RES/1573(2004)
Security Council resolution 1573 (2004) [on extention of the mandate of UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)] · 2004-11-16
S/RES/1572(2004)
Security Council resolution 1572 (2004) [on imposing sanctions in Côte d'Ivoire] · 2004-11-15
S/RES/1571(2004)
Security Council resolution 1571 (2004) [on the date of election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice] · 2004-11-04
S/RES/1570(2004)
Security Council resolution 1570 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)] · 2004-10-28
S/RES/1569(2004)
Security Council resolution 1569 (2004) [on holding Security Council meetings in Nairobi on 18-19 Nov. 2004 on the Sudan] · 2004-10-26
S/RES/1568(2004)
Security Council resolution 1568 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)] · 2004-10-22
S/RES/1567(2004)
Security Council resolution 1567 (2004) [on nominations for Permanent Judges of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia] · 2004-10-14
S/RES/1566(2004)
Security Council resolution 1566 (2004) [on international cooperation in the fight against terrorism] · 2004-10-08
S/RES/1565(2004)
Security Council resolution 1565 (2004) [on extension and strengthening of the mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)] · 2004-10-01
S/RES/1564(2004)
Security Council resolution 1564 (2004) [on expanding the monitoring mission in Darfur and on the establishment of an international commission of inquiry to investigate human rights abuses in the Sudan] · 2004-09-18
S/RES/1562(2004)
Security Council resolution 1562 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)] · 2004-09-17
S/RES/1561(2004)
Security Council resolution 1561 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)] · 2004-09-17
S/RES/1563(2004)
Security Council resolution 1563 (2004) [on extension of the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan] · 2004-09-17
S/RES/1560(2004)
Security Council resolution 1560 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)] · 2004-09-14
S/RES/1559(2004)
Security Council resolution 1559 (2004) [on the political independence and withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon] · 2004-09-02
S/RES/1558(2004)
Security Council resolution 1558 (2004) [on re-establishment of the UN Monitoring Group Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1519 (2003)] · 2004-08-17
S/RES/1557(2004)
Security Council resolution 1557 (2004) [on extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)] · 2004-08-12
S/RES/1556(2004)
Security Council resolution 1556 (2004) [on endorsing the deployment of international monitors and imposing an arms embargo against the Sudan] · 2004-07-30
S/RES/1553(2004)
Resolution 1553 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)] · 2004-07-29
S/RES/1554(2004)
Security Council resolution 1554 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)] · 2004-07-29
S/RES/1555(2004)
Security Council resolution 1555 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)] · 2004-07-29
S/RES/1552(2004)
Security Council resolution 1552 (2004) [on renewal of the arms embargo imposed by Council resolutions 1493 and 1533 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] · 2004-07-27
S/RES/1551(2004)
Security Council resolution 1551 (2004) [on authorizing continuance of the multinational stabilization force for a further period of 6 months] · 2004-07-09
S/RES/1550(2004)
Security Council resolution 1550 (2004) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)] · 2004-06-29
S/RES/1549(2004)
Security Council resolution 1549 (2004) [re-establishment of the UN Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia] · 2004-06-17
S/RES/1547(2004)
Security Council resolution 1547 (2004) [establishment of a UN advance team in Sudan as a special political mission] · 2004-06-11
S/RES/1548(2004)
Security Council resolution 1548 (2004) [extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)] · 2004-06-11
S/RES/1546(2004)
Security Council resolution 1546 (2004) [endorsing the formation of a sovereign Interim Government of Iraq] · 2004-06-08
S/RES/1545(2004)
Security Council resolution 1545 (2004) [on the establishment of the UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB)] · 2004-05-21
S/RES/1544(2004)
Security Council resolution 1544 (2004) [on the humanitarian situation of Palestinians made homeless in the Rafah refugee camp and respect by Israel on its obligations under international humanitarian law] · 2004-05-19
S/RES/1543(2004)
Security Council resolution 1543 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)] · 2004-05-14
S/RES/1542(2004)
Security Council resolution 1542 (2004) [on establishment of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)] · 2004-04-30
S/RES/1541(2004)
Security Council resolution 1541 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)] · 2004-04-29
S/RES/1540(2004)
Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) [on non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons] · 2004-04-28
S/RES/1539(2004)
Security Council resolution 1539 (2004) [on children in armed conflict] · 2004-04-22
S/RES/1538(2004)
Security Council resolution 1538 (2004) [on the appointment of the independent high-level inquiry into the Iraq "Oil for food" programme] · 2004-04-21
S/RES/1537(2004)
Security Council resolution 1537 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)] · 2004-03-30
S/RES/1534(2004)
Security Council resolution 1534 (2004) [on the trial of persons indicted by the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda] · 2004-03-26
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