UN Security Council Vetoes: Permanent Member Decisions Since 1946

The United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub maintains this record of every veto cast by the five permanent members of the Security Council from 1946 to the present. It documents vetoes on draft resolutions, amendments, and procedural decisions, categorized by year, member state, and simplified topic.

Use Cases

• Geopolitical trend analysis using the 'permanent member' and 'year' fields to track P5 behavior
• Conflict research by filtering 'topics' such as specific regional crises or peacekeeping missions
• Legal research by following 'links to relevant records' to access the original draft resolution text

Strengths

• Continuous coverage from 1946 to present
• Includes links to primary source records for every entry
• Official data from the United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub

Limitations

• Topics are simplified for information purposes and may not match formal legal agenda items
• Does not contain the full text of resolutions within the CSV file itself

Provenance

Source

United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub

Collection Method

Official administrative record keeping

Time Range

1946-2026

Freshness

Updated on a rolling basis.

Geography

Global