# UN vetoes **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 12, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-vetoes/160914 "2003-03-12T19:57:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-vetoes/160914/1 "2003-03-12T19:57:20Z")
is there a site with a list of who has vetoed what over the last 30 years. I have found via google sites with american vetoes e.g. [http://www.coreyturner.com/usa-unveto.asp](http://www.coreyturner.com/usa-unveto.asp) which makes fascinating reading - what about the french, UK etc thanks ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-vetoes/160914/2 "2003-03-12T20:01:32Z")
From the official UN website: > [@](#): > > Veto > When considering the issue of a negative vote cast by a permanent member of the Council, researchers must be aware that no official UN list of vetoes exists. A number of publications have covered this analysis and have come to different conclusions (two examples are listed under bibliographic references). > Citations for vetoed draft resolutions and for meetings at which negative votes were cast may be retrieved from UNBISnet starting in 1985. Use of type of material code B06 will generate a list of relevant items. From 1997 onwards, the full text of vetoed draft resolutions as well as the corresponding meeting records is made available in this guide. > > Parallel to the adopted resolutions, press releases and meeting records are also sources that can be consulted for research on this topic. The press release covering a Council meeting at which a draft resolution was vetoed furnishes a first (unofficial) account of the action immediately after the conclusion of the meeting. and > [@](#): > > Bibliographic References: > The Veto : a Historical Necessity, 1946-2001 : a Comprehensive Record of the Use of the Veto in the UN Security Council / by Anjali V. Patil > New York : [s. n.], 2001 > 844 p. + 1 CD-ROM in pocket > ISBN: 0967832519 > Accompanied by CD-ROM: UN Security Council Resolutions. Resolutions 1-1350. Appendices: Table of vetoes, 1946-2001; Membership of Security Council, 1946-2001; List of resolutions adopted by the Security Council, 1946-2001; Charter of the United Nations; Provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council. > Provides the full text of vetoed draft resolutions with an explanation of vote and an indication of subsequent actions. The broad subject breakdown is: (1) vetoes on membership; (2) vetoes on political questions; and (3) vetoes on organizational matters and UN peace operations. > > Tables of Vetoed Draft Resolutions in the United Nations Security Council, 1946-1993 > [London] : International and Commonwealth Section, Research and Analysis Dept., Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1994 > 38 p. > Cites the document symbol of the vetoed draft resolution as well as the meeting at which the action took place, gives the subject of the vetoed draft and indicates the permanent member registering the veto. ---
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-vetoes/160914/3 "2003-03-12T21:17:45Z")
thanks for that - it would be nice if this was avaliable on-line. I will see if I can find it though amazon or similar