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.
A/RES/33/91[B]
Confidence-building measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/99
World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/97
Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/91[E]
Study on all aspects of regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/98
Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/91[D]
Study on nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/106
Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/100
Results of the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/96
Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/91[H]
Prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/91[G]
Committee on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-16
A/RES/33/89
Plan of Action to Combat Desertification : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-15
A/RES/33/73
Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-15
A/RES/33/85
United Nations Special Fund for Land-Locked Developing Countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-15
A/RES/33/74
Non-interference in the internal affairs of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-15
A/RES/33/76
Situation in Nicaragua : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-15
A/RES/33/75
Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-15
A/RES/33/72[B]
Conclusion of an international convention on the strengthening of guarantees of the security of non-nuclear states : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/68
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/66[B]
Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/64
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/72[A]
Conclusion of an international convention on the strengthening of guarantees of the security of non-nuclear states : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/71[A]
Military and nuclear collaboration with Israel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/50
Protection, restitution and return of cultural and artistic property as part of the preservation and further development of cultural values : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/71[H]
Disarmament negotiations and machinery : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/71[C]
Urgent need for cessation of further testing of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/53
Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/60
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 32/78 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/13[E]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/71[J]
Monitoring of disarmament agreements and strengthening of international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/66[A]
Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/65
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/71[B]
Non-use of nuclear weapons and prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/48
World social development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/67
Reduction of military budgets : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/63
Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/57
Implementation of the conclusions of the 1st Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Establishment of a preparatory committee for the 2nd Conference : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-14
S/RES/443(1978)
Security Council resolution 443 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1978-12-14
A/RES/33/44
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/41
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
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