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/2534(2020)
Security Council resolution 2534 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) until 15 July 2021] · 2020-07-14
S/RES/2535(2020)
Security Council resolution 2535 (2020) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] · 2020-07-14
S/RES/2533(2020)
Security Council resolution 2533 (2020) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism for a period of 12 months] · 2020-07-11
S/RES/2532(2020)
Security Council resolution 2532 (2020) [on cessation of hostilities in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic] · 2020-07-01
S/RES/2531(2020)
Security Council resolution 2531 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2021] · 2020-06-29
S/RES/2530(2020)
Security Council resolution 2530 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-06-29
S/RES/2529(2020)
Security Council resolution 2529 (2020) [on appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2022] · 2020-06-25
S/RES/2528(2020)
Security Council resolution 2528 (2020) [on renewal of measures on arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo imposed by Security Council resolution 2293 (2016) until 1 July 2021 and extension of the mandate of the Group of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) until 1 Aug. 2021] · 2020-06-25
S/RES/2527(2020)
Security Council resolution 2527 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Aug. 2020] · 2020-06-22
S/RES/2526(2020)
Security Council resolution 2526 (2020) [on extension of the authorizations on the inspection of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya for a further 12 months] · 2020-06-05
S/RES/2525(2020)
Security Council resolution 2525 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-06-03
S/RES/2524(2020)
Security Council resolution 2524 (2020) [on establishment of the Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)] · 2020-06-03
S/RES/2523(2020)
Security Council resolution 2523 (2020) [on maintaining force levels of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 3 June 2020] · 2020-05-29
S/RES/2522(2020)
Security Council resolution 2522 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2021] · 2020-05-29
S/RES/2521(2020)
Security Council resolution 2521 (2020) [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 2021] · 2020-05-29
S/RES/2520(2020)
Security Council resolution 2520 (2020) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 28 Feb. 2021] · 2020-05-29
S/RES/2519(2020)
Security Council resolution 2519 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2020] · 2020-05-14
S/RES/2515(2020)
Security Council resolution 2515 (2020) [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. 2021] · 2020-03-30
S/RES/2518(2020)
Security Council resolution 2518 (2020) [on safety and security of peacekeepers] · 2020-03-30
S/RES/2517(2020)
Security Council resolution 2517 (2020) [on maintaining of the current troop and police ceilings of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 May 2020] · 2020-03-30
S/RES/2516(2020)
Security Council resolution 2516 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 30 June 2020] · 2020-03-30
S/RES/2514(2020)
Security Council resolution 2514 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Mar. 2021] · 2020-03-12
S/RES/2513(2020)
Security Council resolution 2513 (2020) [on the situation in Afghanistan] · 2020-03-10
S/RES/2512(2020)
Security Council resolution 2512 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) until 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-02-28
S/RES/2511(2020)
Security Council resolution 2511 (2020) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) until 26 Feb. 2021 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2021] · 2020-02-25
S/RES/2510(2020)
Security Council resolution 2510 (2020) [on endorsement of the conclusions of the Berlin Conference on Libya convened on 19 Jan. 2020] · 2020-02-12
S/RES/2509(2020)
Security Council resolution 2509 (2020) [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 May 2021] · 2020-02-11
S/RES/2508(2020)
Security Council resolution 2508 (2020) [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. 2021] · 2020-02-11
S/RES/2507(2020)
Security Council resolution 2507 (2020) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 July 2020 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 31 Aug. 2020] · 2020-01-31
S/RES/2506(2020)
Security Council resolution 2506 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2020] · 2020-01-30
S/RES/2505(2020)
Security Council resolution 2505 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) until 15 July 2020] · 2020-01-13
S/RES/2504(2020)
Security Council resolution 2504 (2020) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism for a period of 6 months] · 2020-01-10
S/RES/2502(2019)
Security Council resolution 2502 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 20 Dec. 2020] · 2019-12-19
S/RES/2503(2019)
Security Council resolution 2503 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2020] · 2019-12-19
S/RES/2501(2019)
Security Council resolution 2501 (2019) [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] · 2019-12-16
S/RES/2500(2019)
Security Council resolution 2500 (2019) [on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] · 2019-12-04
S/RES/2498(2019)
Security Council resolution 2498 (2019) [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. 2020] · 2019-11-15
S/RES/2499(2019)
Security Council resolution 2499 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 Nov. 2020] · 2019-11-15
S/RES/2497(2019)
Security Council resolution 2497 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2020] · 2019-11-14
S/RES/2496(2019)
Security Council resolution 2496 (2019) [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] · 2019-11-05
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