Botswana
General Assembly — figures below are for this body only.
UN code BWA · ISO 3166-1 BWA. Seen voting 1966-10-22 to 2026-09-17 (in the loaded data; not UN membership dates).
987Recorded votes taken part in
4%Abstention rate37 of 870 · Abstentions as a share of the country's yes, no and abstain positions.
0Vetoes cast
Yes 829 · No 4 · Abstain 37 · Did not vote 117. 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 | 206 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle East | 145 | 0 | 10 |
| Humanitarian and protection | 57 | 0 | 5 |
| Europe and Balkans | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| International justice | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Asia and Pacific | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Africa | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanctions | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Peacekeeping and missions | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 97% | 742 |
| Burkina Faso | 97% | 746 |
| Eswatini | 96% | 524 |
| Turkmenistan | 96% | 624 |
| Azerbaijan | 96% | 748 |
| Saint Lucia | 96% | 828 |
| Gambia | 96% | 818 |
| Senegal | 96% | 834 |
| Maldives | 96% | 867 |
| Sierra Leone | 96% | 811 |
Lowest agreement
| Country | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19% | 868 |
| Israel | 21% | 807 |
| Canada | 49% | 868 |
| Australia | 52% | 869 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 54% | 654 |
| Hungary | 55% | 870 |
| United Kingdom | 55% | 869 |
| Ukraine | 55% | 849 |
| France | 56% | 869 |
| Czechia | 56% | 869 |