Belarus vs Russia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Belarus and Russia vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
90.5%
of 6,031 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 98.4% | 248 |
| 1950 | 99.5% | 408 |
| 1960 | 99.6% | 504 |
| 1970 | 100.0% | 964 |
| 1980 | 99.7% | 1,386 |
| 1990 | 76.0% | 755 |
| 2000 | 80.8% | 898 |
| 2010 | 75.8% | 867 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.5% | 1,011 |
| Nuclear weapons | 75.7% | 848 |
| Disarmament | 81.2% | 1,086 |
| Colonialism | 91.4% | 939 |
| Human rights | 87.0% | 979 |
| Economic development | 94.8% | 749 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Belarus | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/58/194 Situation of human rights in Turkmenistan : resolution / ado | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/55/33N NUCLEAR DANGER | 2000-11-03 | yes | no |
R/54/54G NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1999-12-04 | yes | no |
R/53/77Y NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1998-12-06 | yes | no |
R/53/158 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1998-12-04 | no | yes |
R/52/147 HUMAN RIGHTS, BOSNIA, CROATIA, YUGOSLAVIA | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/132 Report of the Human Rights Council | 2019-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Belarus and Russia vote together at the UN?
Belarus and Russia voted the same way in 90.5% of 6,031 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Belarus and Russia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Belarus and Russia largely agree: they voted the same way in 87.0% of 979 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Belarus and Russia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-18 Belarus voted "no" and Russia voted "yes" on A/RES/74/132 (Report of the Human Rights Council ).