SCORECARD: HOW DEMOCRACIES VOTED ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS

December 2004
Country

Albania
Andorra
Antigua
&
Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia
&
Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech
Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican
Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece

Turkmenistan

Belarusno action

Congo

Sudanno action

Zimbabweno action

Regional
organizations

Yes
Yes
Abst

No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
Abst

No
No
Yes

No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst
No
Abst
Yes
Abst
Absent
Absent
Yes

No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Abst
No

Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst
Yes
Abst
Absent
Abst
Yes

No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Abst
Yes
No
No

No
Absent
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Abst
No
No
Abst
No
Abst
No
No
No
No

Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes
Absent
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Abst
No
No
Absent
No
Abst
No
No
No
No

Yes
Abst
No
No
Absent
No
Abst
No
No
No
No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Absent
Yes

No
Absent
No

Yes
Absent
Yes

No
Absent
No

No
Absent
No

Yes
Absent
Yes

Yes
Abst
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes

No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Abst
No

Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes

No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No

Absent
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Country

Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kiribati
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liechtenstei
n
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malawi
Mali
Malta
Marshall
Island
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New
Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New
Guinea

Turkmenistan

Belarusno action

Congo

Sudanno action

Zimbabweno action

Regional
organizations

Abst
Yes
Abst
Absent
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Absent
Yes
Abst
Yes
No
Absent
Yes
No
Abst
Yes

Abst
No
Yes
Abst
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Abst
No
Yes
Absent
No
Yes
Abst
No

Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Absent
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Absent
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes

Abst
No
Yes
Abst
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Abst
No
Yes
Absent
No
Yes
Abst
No

Abst
No
Yes
Abst
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Abst
No
Yes
Absent
No
Yes
Yes
No

Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes

No
No
No
No
Abst
No
No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes

No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Absent
No
Abst
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes

Yes
Abst
No
Absent
No
Absent
Abst
Abst
Abst
Absent
Abst
No
No

Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes

Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Abst
No
Yes
No
No

Yes
No
No
No
No
Abst
Absent
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst

Absent
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Absent
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst

No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Absent

No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Country

Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian
Federation
Saint Kitts &
Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome &
Principe
Senegal
Serbia
&
Montenegro
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
South
Africa
South
Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Vincent
&
the
Grenadines
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and
Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
United
Kingdom
United States

Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Yes
No
Abst
Absent
Final Vote

Turkmenistan

Belarusno action

Congo

Sudanno action

Zimbabweno action

Regional
organizations

Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst

No
Abst
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst

No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Absent

Yes

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Abst
Yes
Absent

Yes
No
Absent

Abst
Yes
Absent

Yes
No
Absent

Yes
No
Absent

Yes
Yes
Absent

Abst
Yes

Yes
No

Abst
Yes

Yes
No

Yes
No

Yes
Yes

Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst

Absent
No
No
Yes

Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst

Absent
No
No
Yes

Absent
No
No
Yes

Absent
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes
Abst
Abst

No
Yes
Abst

Yes
Abst
Abst

No
Yes
Abst

No
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst

Yes
No
No
Abst
Yes
Abst

Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Absent

Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Absent
Abst
Yes

No
Yes
No

Yes
Yes
Yes

Absent
No
No

No
Absent
No

Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Abst
Absent
No
63 53%
10 8%
33 28%
13 11%
Y: 65 N: 49
Abst: 56

No
Abst
Absent
Yes
29 24%
61 51%
20 17%
9 8%
Y: 75 N: 65
Abst: 28

Yes
Yes
Absent
Abst
65 55%
0 0%
42 35%
12 10%
Y: 72 N: 2
Abst: 94

No
No
Absent
Yes
31 26%
69 58%
10 8%
9 8%
Y: 91 N: 74
Abst: 11

No
No
Absent
Yes
33 28%
66 55%
9 8%
11 9%
Y: 92 N: 72
Abst: 9

Yes
Yes
Absent
Abst
109 82%
0
0%
2
1%
8
7%
Y: 161 N: 0
Abst: 20

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SCORECARD: HOW DEMOCRACIES VOTED ON RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNGA

December 2004
Country

Albania
Andorra
Antigua &
Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia &
Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech
Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican
Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana

Congo
Resolution

Iran
Resolution

Turkmenistan
Resolution

Regional
Organizations

Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes

Abst
No
Yes
Yes
Abst
No
Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes

Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst
No
Abst
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Abst
Yes

Yes
Abst
Abst

Yes
Abst
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst

Yes
Abst
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
No
Abst

Yes
Abst
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Country

Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kiribati
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malawi
Mali
Malta
Marshall
Island
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New
Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland

Congo
Resolution

Iran
Resolution

Turkmenistan
Resolution

Regional
Organizations

Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Absent
Yes
Abst
Yes
Abst
Absent
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
No
Absent
Yes
No
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Absent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst
Abst
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Absent
No
Abst
Abst
Absent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Absent
No
Abst
Abst
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Absent
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes

Yes
Abst
Abst
Yes

Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Country

Portugal
Romania
Russian
Federation
Saint Kitts &
Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome &
Principe
Senegal
Serbia &
Montenegro
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Vincent &
the
Grenadines
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and
Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
United
Kingdom
United States

Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Yes
No
Abst
Absent
Final Vote

Congo
Resolution

Iran
Resolution

Turkmenistan
Resolution

Regional
Organizations

Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
No

Yes
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Abst
Yes
Abst

Abst
Yes
Abst

Abst
Yes
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes

No
Yes

Abst
Yes

Yes
Yes

Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst

Absent
Yes
Yes
No
Abst
Yes
No
Yes

Absent
Yes
Yes
Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst

Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst

Abst
Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
Abst

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Abst
Yes

Absent
Yes
Yes

Absent
Abst
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Abst
Abst
67 57%
1 .8%
46 39%
5
3.2%
Y: 76 N: 2
Abst: 100

Yes
Abst
Absent
No
67 57%
16 13%
29 24%
7 6%
Y: 71 N: 54
Abst: 55

Yes
Abst
Abst
No
64 54%
11 9%
37 31%
7
6%
Y: 69 N: 47
Abst: 63

Yes
Yes
Yes
Abst
116 98%
0
0%
1
.8%
2
1.2%
Y: 172 N: 0
Abst: 15

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