How can I find out how a country has voted in the General Assembly?

The majority of General Assembly resolutions are adopted without a vote. If a vote was held, you can learn how to find the voting information below.

If the voting is recent, until the official records are published, we recommend to check the following sources:

• Recorded session: The UN Journal will have the link or you can search in UN TV for the meeting.
• E-delegate: Only for UN Delegates and UN Staff.
• Press Release of the Meeting: It will usually include general information on the voting: Meetings coverage and Press Releases.

Looking for the votes of Member States on General Assembly Resolutions? From our Dataset in the Digital Library, you can download a csv file with a breakdown of recorded votes. 

How to find voting records using the Voting Database:

In the Voting Data Collection, you will find a record of how Member States voted for each resolution:

• Search by keyword (example: peacebuilding) or document symbol (example: A/RES/79/10)
• The database uses the following notations to present the voting information in the record: 'Y' for Yes, 'N' for No, 'A' for Abstain. If there is no mark before the Member State's name, it means that the country did not vote.

The Digital Library updates the Voting Data Collection, promptly after information is released. Note that there are no voting records for votes on draft resolutions not adopted.

Voting in General Assembly Plenary Meetings:

If you are looking for voting information as it is reported in the official documents of the United Nations, you can refer to the following:

• Meeting Records: These are written records of everything that happened in a meeting, including information such as voting results, explanations of votes, sponsors, and speeches. Once in a voting information record, you can click on the link to the meeting record to find the voting breakdown within the meeting record: For example for A/RES/78/10, the meeting record is A/78/PV.38.

• Compilation of Resolutions and Decisions of the General Assembly: For each session, usually three compilation volumes of resolutions and decisions are issued. They typically include links to the meeting record, information about sponsors, and voting details. Search in the UN Digital Library for Resolutions and Decisions of the General Assembly

Other Library resources:

• In the General Assembly Resolution Table you will find a summary of the voting and the link to the meeting records for all resolutions adopted since the 1st session of the General Assembly.
• In the Index to Proceedings of the General Assembly you will find a voting chart.

Looking for a visualization of the voting of a resolution? Check the DGACM visualizations page.

If you are looking for an analysis of General Assembly voting you can take a look at the Repertory of Practice of the United Nations Organs.

Voting in General Assembly Main Committees:

Committee voting information can be found in the meeting records of the Committees as well as in the reports which the Committees submit to the plenary on each agenda item allocated to them.

• Search in UN Digital Library for Reports of the 1st Committee
• Search in UN Digital Library for Reports of the 2nd Committee
• Search in UN Digital Library for Reports of the 3rd Committee
• Search in UN Digital Library for Reports of the 4th Committee
• Search in UN Digital Library for Reports of the 5th Committee
• Search in UN Digital Library for Reports of the 6th Committee

See UN Documentation: General Assembly: Main Committees Research Guide for additional information.