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/2655(2022)
Security Council resolution 2655 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 Oct. 2023] · 2022-10-27
S/RES/2654(2022)
Security Council resolution 2654 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2023] · 2022-10-27
S/RES/2653(2022)
Security Council resolution 2653 (2022) [on sanctions against individuals and entities threatening the peace, security, and stability of Haiti] · 2022-10-21
S/RES/2652(2022)
Security Council resolution 2652 (2022) [on renewal 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 for a period of 12 months] · 2022-09-29
S/RES/2651(2022)
Security Council resolution 2651 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 17 Sept. 2023] · 2022-09-15
S/RES/2650(2022)
Security Council resolution 2650 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 Aug. 2023] · 2022-08-31
S/RES/2649(2022)
Security Council resolution 2649 (2022) [on renewal of sanctions imposed by Security Council resolution 2374 (2017) and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts concerning Mali until 30 Sept. 2023] · 2022-08-30
S/RES/2648(2022)
Security Council resolution 2648 (2022) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 July 2023 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 31 Aug. 2023] · 2022-07-29
S/RES/2646(2022)
Security Council resolution 2646 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 Jan. 2023] · 2022-07-28
S/RES/2647(2022)
Security Council resolution 2647 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 31 Oct. 2022] · 2022-07-28
S/RES/2645(2022)
Security Council resolution 2645 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) until 15 July 2023] · 2022-07-15
S/RES/2643(2022)
Security Council resolution 2643 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) until 14 July 2023] · 2022-07-13
S/RES/2644(2022)
Security Council resolution 2644 (2022) [on extension of the authorizations provided by and the measures imposed by Security Council resolution 2146 (2014) and on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts concerning Libya until 15 Nov. 2023] · 2022-07-13
S/RES/2642(2022)
Security Council resolution 2642 (2022) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism for a period of 6 months] · 2022-07-12
S/RES/2641(2022)
Security Council resolution 2641 (2022) [on renewal of measures on arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo imposed by Security Council resolution 2293 (2016) until 1 July 2023 and extension of the mandate of the Group of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) until 1 Aug. 2023] · 2022-06-30
S/RES/2640(2022)
Security Council resolution 2640 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2023] · 2022-06-29
S/RES/2639(2022)
Security Council resolution 2639 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 31 Dec. 2022] · 2022-06-27
S/RES/2638(2022)
Security Council resolution 2638 (2022) [on date of election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice] · 2022-06-22
S/RES/2637(2022)
Security Council resolution 2637 (2022) [on appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2024] · 2022-06-22
S/RES/2635(2022)
Security Council resolution 2635 (2022) [on extension of the authorizations on the inspection of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya for a period of 12 months] · 2022-06-03
S/RES/2636(2022)
Security Council resolution 2636 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) until 3 June 2023] · 2022-06-03
S/RES/2634(2022)
Security Council resolution 2634 (2022) [on acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of the States of the Gulf of Guinea] · 2022-05-31
S/RES/2633(2022)
Security Council resolution 2633 (2022) [on renewal of sanctions imposed by Security Council resolution 2428 (2018) and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan until 1 July 2023] · 2022-05-26
S/RES/2631(2022)
Security Council resolution 2631 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2023] · 2022-05-26
S/RES/2632(2022)
Security Council resolution 2632 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Oct. 2022] · 2022-05-26
S/RES/2630(2022)
Security Council resolution 2630 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2022] · 2022-05-12
S/RES/2629(2022)
Security Council resolution 2629 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 31 July 2022] · 2022-04-29
S/RES/2628(2022)
Security Council resolution 2628 (2022) [on establishment of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)] · 2022-03-31
S/RES/2627(2022)
Security Council resolution 2627 (2022) [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 30 Apr. 2023 · 2022-03-25
S/RES/2626(2022)
Security Council resolution 2626 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Mar. 2023] · 2022-03-17
S/RES/2625(2022)
Security Council resolution 2625 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Mar. 2023] · 2022-03-15
S/RES/2624(2022)
Security Council resolution 2624 (2022) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) until 28 Feb. 2023 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2023] · 2022-02-28
S/RES/2623(2022)
Security Council resolution 2623 (2022) [on convening an emergency special session of the General Assembly on Ukraine] · 2022-02-27
S/RES/2622(2022)
Security Council resolution 2622 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1540 (2004) concerning Non-Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons until 30 Nov. 2022] · 2022-02-25
S/RES/2621(2022)
Security Council resolution 2621 (2022) [on termination of the mandate of the UN Compensation Commission] · 2022-02-22
S/RES/2620(2022)
Security Council resolution 2620 (2022) [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. 2023] · 2022-02-15
S/RES/2619(2022)
Security Council resolution 2619 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 30 Apr. 2022] · 2022-01-31
S/RES/2618(2022)
Security Council resolution 2618 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2022] · 2022-01-27
S/RES/2617(2021)
Security Council resolution 2617 (2021) [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. 2025] · 2021-12-30
S/RES/2615(2021)
Security Council resolution 2615 (2021) [on delivery of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan] · 2021-12-22
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