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/63/41
Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/40
Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/36
Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons : report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/65
Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/75
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/64
The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/63
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/62
Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/53
Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/54
Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/37
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-12-02
S/RES/1846(2008)
Security Council resolution 1846 (2008) [on repressing acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] · 2008-12-02
A/RES/63/31
The Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-11-26
A/RES/63/26
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-11-26
A/RES/63/29
Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-11-26
A/RES/63/27
Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-11-26
A/RES/63/30
Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-11-26
A/RES/63/28
Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-11-26
S/RES/1845(2008)
Security Council resolution 1845 (2008) [authorizing Member States to establish a multinational stabilization force (EUFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a legal successor to SFOR] · 2008-11-20
S/RES/1843(2008)
Security Council resolution 1843 (2008) [authorizing a temporary increase in the authorized military and formed police strength of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)] · 2008-11-20
S/RES/1844(2008)
Security Council resolution 1844 (2008) [on strengthening of the arms embargo against Somalia and on further measures on individuals and entities designated by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992)] · 2008-11-20
A/RES/63/13
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-11-03
A/RES/63/7
Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-10-29
S/RES/1842(2008)
Security Council resolution 1842 (2008) [on extension of measures imposed by Security Council resolutions 1572 (2004) and 1643 (2005) on sanctions against Côte d'Ivoire and on extension of the mandate of the UN Group of Experts] · 2008-10-29
S/RES/1841(2008)
Security Council resolution 1841 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005)] · 2008-10-15
S/RES/1840(2008)
Security Council resolution 1840 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)] · 2008-10-14
S/RES/1839(2008)
Security Council resolution 1838 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)] · 2008-10-09
A/RES/63/3
Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on whether the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo is in accordance with international law : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2008-10-08
S/RES/1838(2008)
Security Council resolution 1838 (2008) [on acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in territorial waters and the high seas off the coast of Somalia] · 2008-10-07
S/RES/1836(2008)
Security Council resolution 1836 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)] · 2008-09-29
S/RES/1837(2008)
Security Council resolution 1837 (2008) [on extension of the terms of office of permanent and ad litem Judges to the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia] · 2008-09-29
S/RES/1835(2008)
Security Council resolution 1835 (2008) [on Iran's obligations to comply with Security Council's resolutions and meeting the requirements of the IAEA Board of Governors] · 2008-09-27
S/RES/1834(2008)
Security Council resolution 1834 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)] · 2008-09-24
S/RES/1833(2008)
Security Council resolution 1833 (2008) [on extension of the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF)] · 2008-09-22
S/RES/1832(2008)
Security Council resolution 1832 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)] · 2008-08-27
S/RES/1831(2008)
Security Council resolution 1801 (2008) [on renewal of the authorization of member States of the African Union to maintain the African Union Mission in Somalia] · 2008-08-19
S/RES/1830(2008)
Security Council resolution 1830 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)] · 2008-08-07
S/RES/1829(2008)
Security Council resolution 1829 (2008) [on the establishment of the United Nations Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL)] · 2008-08-04
S/RES/1828(2008)
Security Council resolution 1828 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)] · 2008-07-31
S/RES/1827(2008)
Security Council resolution 1827 (2008) [on termination of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)] · 2008-07-30
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