Sri Lanka
General Assembly — figures below are for this body only.
UN code LKA · ISO 3166-1 LKA. Seen voting 1955-12-15 to 2026-09-17 (in the loaded data; not UN membership dates).
Names used in the UN dataset: CEYLON (1955–1971); SRI LANKA (1960–2026)
987Recorded votes taken part in
8%Abstention rate79 of 976 · Abstentions as a share of the country's yes, no and abstain positions.
0Vetoes cast
Yes 887 · No 10 · Abstain 79 · Did not vote 11. 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 | 207 | 0 | 3 |
| Middle East | 158 | 6 | 12 |
| Humanitarian and protection | 63 | 1 | 12 |
| Europe and Balkans | 2 | 3 | 34 |
| International justice | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Asia and Pacific | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Africa | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanctions | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Peacekeeping and missions | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Americas | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Counter-terrorism | 6 | 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 | 98% | 663 |
| Azerbaijan | 96% | 833 |
| Mozambique | 95% | 929 |
| Burkina Faso | 95% | 814 |
| Congo | 95% | 769 |
| Somalia | 95% | 513 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 95% | 959 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 94% | 765 |
| Namibia | 94% | 937 |
| Senegal | 94% | 930 |
Lowest agreement
| Country | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14% | 974 |
| Israel | 18% | 894 |
| Canada | 47% | 973 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 49% | 727 |
| Australia | 50% | 974 |
| United Kingdom | 51% | 975 |
| Hungary | 52% | 976 |
| France | 52% | 974 |
| Ukraine | 53% | 950 |
| Czechia | 53% | 975 |