Non-participation and Abstention Votes in the UN Security Council

The below graphic filters UN resolutions that passed without unanimous and unambiguous approval of all the Permanent Five members of the Security Council. It identifies cases where a resolution was adopted and at least one party abstained or did not participate in the vote yet did not use their veto privileges. Each block represents one vote or non-vote.

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China non-participation
China abstention
France non-participation
France abstention
U.K. abstention
U.S. abstention
Russia/USSR abstention