CountriesAsiaCambodia

Cambodia

Kingdom of Cambodia

Asia

UN Member since 1955

Member of ASEAN, NAM.

Population

16.8M

GDP

$29.6B

Capital

Phnom Penh

Government

Unitary dominant-party parli...

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

3.2 / 10

UN voting record

How Cambodia votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

No votes recorded for this period yet.

Bloc alignment

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Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.

Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Cambodia's foreign policy is heavily tilted toward China, its largest source of aid, investment, and infrastructure financing. Relations with the US and EU have cooled over democratic backsliding and human rights concerns. Cambodia maintains membership in ASEAN but has at times undermined bloc unity on issues sensitive to Beijing.

Cambodia has border disputes and periodic tensions with Thailand and Vietnam, though relations have generally stabilized. It participates in Mekong River cooperation frameworks alongside Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and China.

Allies

China

Vietnam

Laos

MUN Delegate Guide

As Cambodia, align closely with China on major geopolitical questions. In ASEAN forums, use consensus rules to block resolutions that challenge Chinese interests -- this is your leverage.

Emphasize sovereignty and non-interference to deflect criticism of your domestic governance. Highlight Cambodia's recovery from genocide and its economic growth story. Seek development assistance from multiple sources.

Avoid antagonizing Vietnam and Thailand unnecessarily -- you share borders and economic ties with both. On human rights, point to the Khmer Rouge tribunal as evidence of your commitment to justice while resisting external pressure on current governance.