Reaching Critical Will

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Conference on Disarmament

General Assembly First Committee

UN Disarmament Commission

Special Session on Disarmament

Voting Results Chart for the First Committee and General Assembly 2007

Conference on Disarmament Member States
A-D

Also see:
CD Member States E-K, M-R, S-Z
Permanent Members of the Security Council

Cluster/Resolution

First Committee

General Assembly

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

DPRK

DR Congo

Cluster 1: Nuclear Weapons

L.1 Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free-zone in the region of the Middle East

adopted without a vote

L.2 The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East

164-3-6

170-5-7

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/ no vote

L.6 UN conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers (decision)

123-3-44

133-3-43

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/ no vote

L.8 Follow-up to the nuclear disarmament obligations of 1995 and 2000 NPT Review Conferences

103-53-15

109-55-15

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/ no vote

L.9 Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world

151-5-13

156-5-14

Y/Y

Y/A

Y/Y

Y/N

no vote/ no vote

L.10 Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty of Tlatelolco

adopted without a vote

L.19 Treaty on Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone

161-1-4

174-1-5

Y/Y

no vote/ no vote

L.20 Missiles (decision)

117-6-51

123-7-51

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.21 Reducing nuclear danger

113-50-13

117-52-12

Y/Y

A/A

N/N

Y/Y

A/A

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.23 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

115-50-11

120-52-10

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

A/A

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.25 Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes

adopted without a vote

L.26 African Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty

adopted without a vote

L.27 Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas

162-3-7

169-3-8

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.28* Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

166-1-4

176-1-4

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

Y/no vote

no vote/no vote

L.29 Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems

124-3-34

139-3-36

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

no vote/not vote

L.30 Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons

165-3-10

170-3-9

Y/Y

A/A

N/N

no vote/no vote

L.36 Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons

121-25-29

127-27-27

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

N/N

Y/Y

N/Y

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.40 Nuclear disarmament

113-45-17

117-47-17

Y/Y

N/N

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

N/N

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.44 Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of nuclear weapons

120-1-54

121-1-56

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.46 Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources

adopted without a vote

L.53 Amendments to L.46 by Barbados on behalf of CARICOM

withdrawn by cosponsors

Cluster 2: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

L.7* Implementation of the Convention on Chemical Weapons

adopted without a vote

L.22 Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction

adopted without a vote

L.37 Convention on Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons

adopted without a vote

Cluster 3: Outer Space (Disarmament Aspects)

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

DPRK

DR Congo

L.34 Prevention of an arms race in outer space

170-1-1

178-1-1

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.41 Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities

168-1-1

179-1-1

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

Cluster 4: Conventional Weapons

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

DPRK

DR Congo

L.5 Assistance to states for curbing the illicit trafficking in small arms and collecting them

adopted without a vote

L.18Rev1 Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium

122-6-35

136-5-36

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.32 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

adopted without a vote

L.38 Prevention of the Illicit Transfer and Unauthorised Access to MANPADS

adopted without a vote

L.39 Implementation of the Mine Ban Convention

154-0-18

164-0-18

Y/Y

A/A

no vote/no vote

L.49 The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

165-1-0

179-1-0

Y/Y

Y/no vote

no vote/no vote

Cluster 5: Regional Disarmament and Security

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

DPRK

DR Congo

L.16 Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace

120-3-45

130-3-47

Y/Y

A/Y

Y/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.31 Regional Disarmament

adopted without a vote

L.42 Conventional arms control at the regional and sub-regional levels

167-1-1

177-1-1

Y/Y

Y/no vote

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.48 Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region

adopted without a vote

L.52 Regional confidence-building measures: Activities of the UN Standard Advisory Committe n Security Questions in Central Afric

adopted without a vote

Cluster 6: Other Disarmament Measures and International Security

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

DPRK

DR Congo

L.12 National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods and technology

adopted without a vote

L.13 Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation

112-4-51

123-6-51

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

A/A

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.14 Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control

162-1-3

175-1-3

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.33 Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures

adopted without a vote

L.43 Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional contexts

adopted without a vote

L.45 Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security

168-1-0

179-1-0

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.47 Verification in all its aspects, including the role of the UN in the field of verification

adopted without a vote

L.50 Relationship between disarmament and development

166-1-2

179-1-2

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.51 Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security (decision)

adopted without a vote

Cluster 7: Disarmament Machinery

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

DPRK

DR Congo

L.3 Report of the Disarmament Commission

adopted without a vote

L.4 UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

adopted without a vote

L.11* Report of the Conference on Disarmament

adopted without a vote

L.15 UN regional centres for peace and disarmament

adopted without a vote

L.17 Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament (decision)

166-1-0

179-1-1

Y/Y

no vote/no vote

L.24/Rev1 UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa

164-1-5

no vote

L.35 UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific

adopted without a vote