United States of America
Permanent Security Council member5,694
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 member | GA only | GA + SC |
|---|---|---|
| France | 51.8% | 66.3% |
| Russian Federation | 21.6% | 51.5% |
| United Kingdom | 60.4% | 72.5% |
| China | 19.1% | 43.4% |
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/70/235
Oceans and the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-23
A/RES/70/234
Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-23
S/RES/2259(2015)
Security Council resolution 2259 (2015) [on the situation in Libya] · 2015-12-23
A/RES/70/185
Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-22
A/RES/70/194
Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-22
A/RES/70/225
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 · 2015-12-22
A/RES/70/198
Agricultural technology for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-22
S/RES/2257(2015)
Security Council resolution 2257 (2015) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2016] · 2015-12-22
S/RES/2258(2015)
Security Council resolution 2258 (2015) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal for a period of 12 months of two decisions of Security Council resolution 2165 (2014)] · 2015-12-22
S/RES/2256(2015)
Security Council resolution 2256 (2015) [on extension of the terms of office of permanent and ad litem judges and of the Prosecutor at the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of a permanent judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)] · 2015-12-22
S/RES/2255(2015)
Security Council resolution 2255 (2015) [on sanctions concerning individuals and entities and other groups and undertakings associated with the Taliban and the threat international terrorism poses to Afghanistan] · 2015-12-21
S/RES/2254(2015)
Security Council resolution 2254 (2015) [on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic] · 2015-12-18
A/RES/70/142
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 · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/140
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 · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/152
Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/141
The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/171
United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/139
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 · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/159
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/168
Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/161
Human rights defenders in the context of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/136
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/151
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/149
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/137
Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/173
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/172
Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/155
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
A/RES/70/156
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-17
S/RES/2253(2015)
Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) [on renaming of Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee as "1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee" and the Al-Qaida Sanctions List as "ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List" and on extension of the mandate the Office of the Ombudsperson for a period of 24 months from the date of expiration of its current mandate in Dec. 2017] · 2015-12-17
S/RES/2251(2015)
Security Council resolution 2251 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2016] · 2015-12-15
S/RES/2252(2015)
Security Council resolution 2252 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) until 31 July 2016] · 2015-12-15
A/RES/70/96
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
A/RES/70/88
Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
A/RES/70/83
Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
A/RES/70/85
Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
A/RES/70/91
The occupied Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
A/RES/70/89
Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
A/RES/70/103
Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
A/RES/70/87
Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2015-12-09
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