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/2574(2021)
Security Council resolution 2574 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 Oct. 2021] · 2021-05-11
S/RES/2575(2021)
Security Council resolution 2575 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2021] · 2021-05-11
S/RES/2573(2021)
Security Council resolution 2573 (2021) [on protection of civilian infrastructure in armed conflicts] · 2021-04-27
S/RES/2572(2021)
Security Council resolution 2572 (2021) [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 28 Feb. 2022] · 2021-04-22
S/RES/2571(2021)
Security Council resolution 2571 (2021) [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 Aug. 2022] · 2021-04-16
S/RES/2570(2021)
Security Council resolution 2570 (2021) [on composition and operational aspects of the ceasefire monitoring component of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)] · 2021-04-16
S/RES/2569(2021)
Security Council resolution 2569 (2021) [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. 2022] · 2021-03-26
S/RES/2567(2021)
Security Council resolution 2567 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Mar. 2022] · 2021-03-12
S/RES/2566(2021)
Security Council resolution 2566 (2021) [on increase of military and police personnel for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)] · 2021-03-12
S/RES/2568(2021)
Security Council resolution 2568 (2021) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 31 Dec. 2021] · 2021-03-12
S/RES/2565(2021)
Security Council resolution 2565 (2021) [on international cooperation to facilitate equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines in conflict areas] · 2021-02-26
S/RES/2564(2021)
Security Council resolution 2564 (2021) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) until 28 Feb. 2022 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2022] · 2021-02-25
S/RES/2563(2021)
Security Council resolution 2563 (2021) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 14 Mar. 2021] · 2021-02-25
S/RES/2562(2021)
Security Council resolution 2562 (2021) [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. 2022] · 2021-02-11
S/RES/2561(2021)
Security Council resolution 2561 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2021] · 2021-01-29
S/RES/2560(2020)
Security Council resolution 2560 (2020) [on keeping the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List reliable and up-to-date] · 2020-12-29
S/RES/2559(2020)
Security Council resolution 2559 (2020) [on termination of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) as of 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-12-22
S/RES/2558(2020)
Security Council resolution 2558 (2020) [on peacebuilding and sustaining peace] · 2020-12-21
S/RES/2557(2020)
Security Council resolution 2557 (2020) [on extension of measures imposed by Security Council resolution 2255 (2015) and extension of the mandate of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for a period of 12 months] · 2020-12-18
S/RES/2556(2020)
Security Council resolution 2556 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 20 Dec. 2021] · 2020-12-18
S/RES/2555(2020)
Security Council resolution 2555 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2021] · 2020-12-18
S/RES/2554(2020)
Security Council resolution 2554 (2020) [on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] · 2020-12-04
S/RES/2553(2020)
Security Council resolution 2553 (2020) [on security sector reform] · 2020-12-03
S/RES/2552(2020)
Security Council resolution 2552 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 Nov. 2021] · 2020-11-12
S/RES/2550(2020)
Security Council resolution 2550 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2021] · 2020-11-12
S/RES/2551(2020)
Security Council resolution 2551 (2020) [on extension of exemptions for the arms embargo and enforcement authorizations for the ban on illicit trade and on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Somalia until 15 Dec. 2021] · 2020-11-12
S/RES/2549(2020)
Security Council resolution 2549 (2020) [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] · 2020-11-05
S/RES/2548(2020)
Security Council resolution 2548 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2021] · 2020-10-30
S/RES/2547(2020)
Security Council resolution 2547 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) until 15 Oct. 2021] · 2020-10-15
S/RES/2546(2020)
Security Council resolution 2546 (2020) [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] · 2020-10-02
S/RES/2545(2020)
Security Council resolution 2545 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 25 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-25
S/RES/2544(2020)
Security Council resolution 2544 (2020) [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 18 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-18
S/RES/2543(2020)
Security Council resolution 2543 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-15
S/RES/2542(2020)
Security Council resolution 2542 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-15
S/RES/2541(2020)
Security Council resolution 2541 (2020) [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. 2021] · 2020-08-31
S/RES/2539(2020)
Security Council resolution 2539 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 Aug. 2021] · 2020-08-28
S/RES/2538(2020)
Security Council resolution 2538 (2020) [on women in peacekeeping operations] · 2020-08-28
S/RES/2540(2020)
Security Council resolution 2540 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Aug. 2021] · 2020-08-28
S/RES/2536(2020)
Security Council resolution 2536 (2020) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 July 2021 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 31 Aug. 2021] · 2020-07-28
S/RES/2537(2020)
Security Council resolution 2537 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 Jan. 2021] · 2020-07-28
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