Lesotho vs Netherlands: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lesotho and Netherlands 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
53.9%
of 4,464 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.5% | 128 |
| 1970 | 56.5% | 849 |
| 1980 | 44.4% | 1,319 |
| 1990 | 53.5% | 516 |
| 2000 | 61.9% | 811 |
| 2010 | 57.6% | 841 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 61.0% | 788 |
| Nuclear weapons | 46.2% | 743 |
| Disarmament | 53.2% | 954 |
| Colonialism | 49.5% | 632 |
| Human rights | 33.9% | 844 |
| Economic development | 56.2% | 609 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lesotho | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/64/148 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | yes | no |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lesotho and Netherlands vote together at the UN?
Lesotho and Netherlands voted the same way in 53.9% of 4,464 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lesotho and Netherlands agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lesotho and Netherlands mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 33.9% of 844 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lesotho and Netherlands last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Lesotho voted "yes" and Netherlands voted "no" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).