Burkina Faso
General Assembly — figures below are for this body only.
UN code BFA · ISO 3166-1 BFA. Seen voting 1960-10-08 to 2026-09-17 (in the loaded data; not UN membership dates).
Names used in the UN dataset: UPPER VOLTA (1960–1983); BURKINA FASO (1983–2026)
987Recorded votes taken part in
1%Abstention rate10 of 820 · Abstentions as a share of the country's yes, no and abstain positions.
0Vetoes cast
Yes 797 · No 13 · Abstain 10 · Did not vote 167. See these votes →
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Vetoes cast
No vetoes in the veto dataset.
Positions by topic
Topics are assigned by keyword rules; a resolution can have several.
| Topic | Yes | No | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-proliferation and disarmament | 201 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle East | 119 | 3 | 2 |
| Humanitarian and protection | 58 | 0 | 3 |
| Europe and Balkans | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| International justice | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Asia and Pacific | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Africa | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanctions | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Peacekeeping and missions | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Americas | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Counter-terrorism | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Membership and appointments | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Agreement with other countries (2017–2026)
Share of shared recorded votes with the same position; only countries with at least 20 shared votes. Agreement is not alliance – see Methodology.
Highest agreement
| Country | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | 99% | 605 |
| Benin | 98% | 545 |
| Azerbaijan | 98% | 725 |
| Niger | 98% | 676 |
| Chad | 98% | 719 |
| Somalia | 98% | 454 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 98% | 678 |
| Sierra Leone | 98% | 771 |
| Cabo Verde | 98% | 762 |
| Senegal | 98% | 786 |
Lowest agreement
| Country | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15% | 818 |
| Israel | 18% | 751 |
| Canada | 51% | 818 |
| Australia | 53% | 818 |
| United Kingdom | 54% | 819 |
| France | 54% | 817 |
| Hungary | 54% | 820 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 54% | 604 |
| Ukraine | 55% | 798 |
| Czechia | 56% | 818 |