UN Votes

United States of America

Permanent Security Council member
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5,694

GA votes

1,439 yes · 3,044 no · 1,174 abstain

2,815

SC votes

2,636 yes · 1 no · 98 abstain

95

Vetoes cast

P5 alignment

How often United States of America voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.

Permanent memberGA onlyGA + SC
France51.8%66.3%
Russian Federation21.6%51.5%
United Kingdom60.4%72.5%
China19.1%43.4%
FRA — 33.9%RUS — 14.1%GBR — 39.5%CHN — 12.5%

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.

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FRARUSGBRCHN

S/RES/449(1979)

Security Council resolution 449 (1979) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1979-05-30

SCYes

S/RES/448(1979)

Security Council resolution 448 (1979) [reaffirming the April 1979 elections and the results thereof in Southern Rhodesia to be null and void] · 1979-04-30

SCAbstain

S/RES/447(1979)

Security Council resolution 447 (1979) [on South Africa's policies towards Angola and other front-line States] · 1979-03-28

SCAbstain

S/RES/446(1979)

Security Council resolution 446 (1979) [on establishment of a commission to examine the situation relating to settlements in the Arab territories occupied by Israel] · 1979-03-22

SCAbstain

S/RES/445(1979)

Security Council resolution 445 (1979) [condemning Southern Rhodesia's armed invasions of Angola, Mozambique and Zambia] · 1979-03-08

SCAbstain

S/RES/444(1979)

Security Council resolution 444 (1979) [renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1979-01-19

SCYes

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

SCYes

S/RES/442(1978)

Security Council resolution 442 (1978) [on admission of Dominica to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-12-06

SCYes

S/RES/441(1978)

Security Council resolution 441 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-11-30

SCYes

S/RES/440(1978)

Security Council resolution 440 (1978) [urging the two communities in Cyprus to resume negotiations] · 1978-11-27

SCYes

S/RES/439(1978)

Security Council resolution 439 (1978) [on elections in Namibia] · 1978-11-13

SCAbstain

S/RES/438(1978)

Security Council resolution 438 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of UNEF] · 1978-10-23

SCYes

S/RES/437(1978)

Security Council resolution 437 (1978) [on observation of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia] · 1978-10-10

SCAbstain

S/RES/436(1978)

Security Council resolution 436 (1978) [on a cease-fire in Lebanon] · 1978-10-06

SCYes

S/RES/435(1978)

Security Council resolution 435 (1978) [on establishment of the UN Transition Assistance Group for Namibia] · 1978-09-29

SCYes

S/RES/434(1978)

Security Council resolution 434 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1978-09-18

SCYes

S/RES/433(1978)

Security Council resolution 433 (1978) [on admission of Solomon Islands to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-08-17

SCYes

S/RES/431(1978)

Security Council resolution 431 (1978) [requesting the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative for Namibia] · 1978-07-27

SCYes

S/RES/432(1978)

Security Council resolution 432 (1978) [on territorial integrity of Namibia and reintegration of Walvis Bay into Namibia] · 1978-07-27

SCYes

S/RES/430(1978)

Security Council resolution 430 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1978-06-16

SCYes

S/RES/429(1978)

Security Council resolution 429 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-05-31

SCYes

S/RES/428(1978)

Security Council resolution 428 (1978) [on South African military activities against Angola] · 1978-05-06

SCYes

S/RES/427(1978)

Security Council resolution 427 (1978) [on strengthening of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon] · 1978-05-03

SCYes

S/RES/425(1978)

Security Council resolution 425 (1978) [on establishment of a UN interim force for Southern Lebanon] · 1978-03-19

SCYes

S/RES/426(1978)

Security Council resolution 426 (1978) [on establishment of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1978-03-19

SCYes

S/RES/424(1978)

Security Council resolution 424 (1978) [on Southern Rhodesia's armed invasion of Zambia] · 1978-03-17

SCYes

S/RES/423(1978)

Security Council resolution 423 (1978) [declaring illegal any internal settlement of the Southern Rhodesia question] · 1978-03-14

SCAbstain

S/RES/422(1977)

Security Council resolution 422 (1977) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1977-12-15

SCYes

S/RES/421(1977)

Security Council resolution 421 (1977) [on establishment of a Security Council Committee concerning the question of South Africa] · 1977-12-09

SCYes

S/RES/420(1977)

Security Council resolution 420 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1977-11-30

SCYes

S/RES/419(1977)

Security Council resolution 419 (1977) [on assistance to Benin to repair the damage caused by the aggression of 16 January 1977] · 1977-11-24

SCNon-voting

S/RES/418(1977)

Security Council resolution 418 (1977) [on establishment of an arms embargo against South Africa] · 1977-11-04

SCYes

S/RES/417(1977)

Security Council resolution 417 (1977) [condemning the South African Government for its resort to massive violence and repression against the black people] · 1977-10-31

SCYes

S/12310/Rev. 1

Draft resolution S/12310/Rev. 1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1977-10-31

SCVetoedNo

S/12311/Rev. 1

Draft resolution S/12311/Rev. 1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1977-10-31

SCVetoedNo

S/12312/Rev. 1

Draft resolution S/12312/Rev. 1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1977-10-31

SCVetoedNo

S/RES/416(1977)

Security Council resolution 416 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Emergency Force] · 1977-10-21

SCYes

S/RES/415(1977)

Security Council resolution 415 (1977) [on appointment of a representative of the Secretary-General on Southern Rhodesia] · 1977-09-29

SCYes

S/RES/414(1977)

Security Council resolution 414 (1977) [calling for a resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus question] · 1977-09-15

SCNon-voting

S/RES/413(1977)

Security Council resolution 413 (1977) [on admission of Viet Nam to membership in the United Nations] · 1977-07-20

SCYes

Vetoes cast by United States of America

S/2025/583 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2025-09-18

S/2025/353 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2025-06-04

S/2024/835 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2024-11-20

S/2024/312 — Admission of new Members

2024-04-18

S/2024/173 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2024-02-20

Oral amendment — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-12-22

S/2023/970 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-12-08

S/2023/773 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-10-18

S/2020/852 — Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts

2020-08-31

S/2018/516 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2018-06-01

S/2017/1060  — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2017-12-18

S/2011/24 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2011-02-18

S/2006/878 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2006-11-11

S/2006/508 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2006-07-13

S/2004/783 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2004-10-05

S/2004/240 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2004-03-25

S/2003/980 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2003-10-14

S/2003/891 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2003-09-16

S/2002/1385 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2002-12-20

S/2002/712 — Bosnia and Herzegovina

2002-06-30

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