Democratic Republic of the Congo
General Assembly — figures below are for this body only.
UN code COD · ISO 3166-1 COD. Seen voting 1960-10-08 to 2026-09-29 (in the loaded data; not UN membership dates).
Voted as 'Zaire' (1971-1997) under the same UN code.
Names used in the UN dataset: CONGO (LEOPOLDVILLE) (1960–1971); CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF) (1967–1967); ZAIRE (1971–1997); DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (1997–2026)
987Recorded votes taken part in
5%Abstention rate29 of 562 · Abstentions as a share of the country's yes, no and abstain positions.
0Vetoes cast
Yes 528 · No 5 · Abstain 29 · Did not vote 425. 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 | 171 | 0 | 1 |
| Middle East | 27 | 1 | 14 |
| Humanitarian and protection | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| Europe and Balkans | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| International justice | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Asia and Pacific | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Africa | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanctions | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Peacekeeping and missions | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Americas | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Counter-terrorism | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Membership and appointments | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 97% | 515 |
| Grenada | 96% | 425 |
| Eswatini | 96% | 364 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 95% | 528 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 95% | 201 |
| Ghana | 95% | 533 |
| Vanuatu | 95% | 521 |
| Benin | 95% | 402 |
| Bahamas (the) | 95% | 538 |
| Jamaica | 94% | 555 |
Lowest agreement
| Country | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19% | 561 |
| Israel | 23% | 503 |
| Ukraine | 54% | 550 |
| France | 54% | 562 |
| Poland | 55% | 560 |
| United Kingdom | 55% | 561 |
| Hungary | 56% | 562 |
| Estonia | 57% | 561 |
| Romania | 57% | 562 |
| Lithuania | 57% | 562 |