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/1972(2011)
Security Council resolution 1972 (2011) [on arms embargo against Somalia and provision of humanitarian assistance] · 2011-03-17
S/RES/1971(2011)
Security Council resolution 1971 (2011) [on withdrawal of military personnel providing security for the Special Court for Sierra Leone by the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)] · 2011-03-03
S/RES/1970(2011)
Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) [on establishment of a Security Council Committee to monitor implementation of the arms embargo against the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya] · 2011-02-26
S/RES/1969(2011)
Security Council resolution 1969 (2011) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) until 26 Feb. 2012] · 2011-02-24
S/RES/1968(2011)
Security Council resolution 1968 (2011) [on extension up to 3 months of the temporary redeployment of infantry companies and an aviation unit from the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)] · 2011-02-16
S/RES/1967(2011)
Security Council resolution 1967 (2011) [on authorization of the deployment of additional military personnel and capacities to the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until 30 June 2011] · 2011-01-19
A/RES/65/240
Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-24
A/RES/65/241
Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-24
A/RES/65/259
Questions relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-24
S/RES/1965(2010)
Security Council resolution 1965 (2010) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)] · 2010-12-22
S/RES/1964(2010)
Security Council resolution 1964 (2010) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment until 30 Sept. 2011 of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)] · 2010-12-22
S/RES/1966(2010)
Security Council resolution 1966 (2010) [on establishment of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with two branches and the adoption of the Statute of the Mechanism] · 2010-12-22
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/223
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/216
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/202
The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/219
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/226
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/225
Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/208
Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/203
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/195
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/217
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/199
Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/206
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/222
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-21
A/RES/65/142
International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-20
A/RES/65/147
Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-20
A/RES/65/167
Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-20
A/RES/65/179
Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2010-12-20
S/RES/1962(2010)
Security Council resolution 1962 (2010) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support it] · 2010-12-20
S/RES/1963(2010)
Security Council resolution 1963 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) as special political mission under the policy guidance of Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)] · 2010-12-20
S/RES/1961(2010)
Security Council resolution 1961 (2010) [on renewal of measures on arms and travel imposed by resolution 1521 (2003) and on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Liberia] · 2010-12-17
S/RES/1960(2010)
Security Council resolution 1960 (2010) [on sexual violence against women and children in situations of armed conflict] · 2010-12-16
S/RES/1959(2010)
Security Council resolution 1959 (2010) [on establishment of the UN Office in Burundi (BNUB)] · 2010-12-16
S/RES/1956(2010)
Security Council resolution 1956 (2010) [on termination of the arrangements for depositing into the Development Fund for Iraq proceeds from export sales of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas] · 2010-12-15
S/RES/1958(2010)
Security Council resolution 1958 (2010) [on termination of all residual activities under the Oil-for-Food Programme] · 2010-12-15
S/RES/1957(2010)
Security Council resolution 1957 (2010) [on termination of the weapons of mass destruction, missile, and civil nuclear-related measures imposed by resolutions 678 (1991) and 707 (1991)] · 2010-12-15
S/RES/1953(2010)
Security Council resolution 1953 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)] · 2010-12-14
S/RES/1954(2010)
Security Council resolution 1954 (2010) [on authorization of the judges to complete cases notwithstanding the expiry of their term of office at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)] · 2010-12-14
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