Kenya vs Russia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kenya 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
69.4%
of 4,986 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.5% | 233 |
| 1970 | 62.8% | 954 |
| 1980 | 82.6% | 1,355 |
| 1990 | 61.6% | 737 |
| 2000 | 70.4% | 852 |
| 2010 | 63.3% | 854 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 80.3% | 913 |
| Nuclear weapons | 53.9% | 798 |
| Disarmament | 60.6% | 1,012 |
| Colonialism | 81.8% | 747 |
| Human rights | 72.3% | 925 |
| Economic development | 66.1% | 661 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kenya | 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 |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/67/183 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
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/53/164 HUMAN RIGHTS, KOSOVO | 1998-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kenya and Russia vote together at the UN?
Kenya and Russia voted the same way in 69.4% of 4,986 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kenya and Russia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kenya and Russia largely agree: they voted the same way in 72.3% of 925 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kenya and Russia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Kenya voted "yes" and Russia voted "no" on A/RES/72/50 (United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).