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/2402(2018)

Security Council resolution 2402 (2018) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2019] · 2018-02-26

SCYes

S/RES/2401(2018)

Security Council resolution 2401 (2018) [on cessation of hostilities to enable humanitarian aid delivery in the Syrian Arab Republic] · 2018-02-24

SCYes

S/RES/2400(2018)

Security Council resolution 2400 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005) on the Sudan until 12 Mar. 2019] · 2018-02-08

SCYes

S/RES/2399(2018)

Security Council resolution 2399 (2018) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 Jan. 2019 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 28 Feb. 2019] · 2018-01-30

SCYes

S/RES/2398(2018)

Security Council resolution 2398 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2018] · 2018-01-30

SCYes

A/RES/72/245

Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-24

GAYes

A/RES/72/246

Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-24

GAYes

A/RES/72/250

Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-24

GANo

A/RES/72/251

Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-24

GANo

A/RES/72/248

Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-24

GAYes

S/RES/2397(2017)

Security Council resolution 2397 (2017) [on strengthening sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and condemning the nuclear test of 28 Nov. 2017] · 2017-12-22

SCYes

A/RES/ES-10/19

Status of Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-21

GANo

S/RES/2394(2017)

Security Council resolution 2394 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2018] · 2017-12-21

SCYes

S/RES/2396(2017)

Security Council resolution 2396 (2017) [on threats to international peace and security caused by returning foreign terrorist fighters] · 2017-12-21

SCYes

S/RES/2395(2017)

Security Council resolution 2395 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) as special political mission under the policy guidance of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) until 31 Dec. 2021] · 2017-12-21

SCYes

A/RES/72/227

Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/201

Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/224

Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/203

International financial system and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/238

Agriculture development, food security and nutrition : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/240

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 · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/215

Agricultural technology for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/72/202

International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/209

Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/216

Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/205

Commodities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/229

Culture and sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-20

GANo

A/RES/72/167

The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/185

Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/160

The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/191

Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/72/141

Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the 24th special session of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/157

A global call for concrete action 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 · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/166

United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/72/156

Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/174

Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/173

The right to food : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/172

Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GANo

A/RES/72/189

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2017-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/72/158

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 · 2017-12-19

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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