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

A/RES/36/147F

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GANo

A/RES/36/147D

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/147C

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GANo

A/RES/36/151

United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAYes

A/RES/36/146C

Revenues derived from the Palestine refugess properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GANo

A/RES/36/146G

University of Jerusalem for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GANo

A/RES/36/146H

Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAYes

A/RES/36/147E

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/155

Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GANo

A/RES/36/147G

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/157

Protection of human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GANo

A/RES/36/147B

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/147A

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/145

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16

GAAbstain

S/RES/496(1981)

Security Council resolution 496 (1981) [deciding to send a commission of inquiry to Seychelles] · 1981-12-15

SCYes

A/RES/36/133

Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-14

GANo

S/RES/495(1981)

Security Council resolution 495 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1981-12-14

SCYes

A/RES/36/122

Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-11

GANo

S/RES/494(1981)

Security Council resolution 494 (1981) [on appointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1981-12-11

SCYes

A/RES/36/121F

United Nations Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/120C

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GANo

A/RES/36/120A

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GANo

A/RES/36/107

Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/105

Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/121A

Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/121E

Dissemination of information on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/121D

Action by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with respect to Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/121C

Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/120F

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GANo

A/RES/36/121B

Action by Member States in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/120D

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GANo

A/RES/36/120B

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GANo

A/RES/36/120E

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GANo

A/RES/36/116A

Financial emergency of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAYes

A/RES/36/116B

Financial emergency of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GANo

A/RES/36/112

Review of the multilateral treaty-making process : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAYes

A/RES/36/106

Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/92H

Status of multilateral disarmament agreements : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/36/92J

World-wide action for collecting signatures in support of measures to prevent nuclear war, to curb the arms race and for disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-09

GANo

A/RES/36/87B

Establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-09

GANo

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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