Canada's UN voting record for 2025. Prime Minister: Mark Carney (Liberal).
1. “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 15, 2025.
Excerpt: "Reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and of the population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources, including land, water and energy resources," and "Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease the exploitation, damage, cause of loss or depletion and endangerment of the natural resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan."
Plenary Vote:
- 156 Yes (Canada)
- 8 No
- 9 Abstentions
2. “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 15, 2025.
Excerpt: "Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine;" and "Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to self-determination."
Plenary Vote:
- 164 Yes (Canada)
- 8 No
- 9 Abstentions
3. “Assistance to the Palestinian people” (A/RES/80/?)
TBD
4. “Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem” (A/RES/80/?)
TBD
5. “Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 5, 2025.
Excerpt: “Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal obligations […] including to bring an end to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible, to cease immediately all new settlement activities and to evacuate all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and to put an end to its unlawful acts, including by repealing all legislation and measures creating or maintaining the unlawful situation, inter alia, those which discriminate against the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as well as all measures aimed at modifying the demographic composition of any parts of the Territory."
Plenary Vote:
- 146 Yes (Canada)
- 13 No
- 17 Abstentions
6. “Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories” (A/RES/80/?)
Around 2019, the content of this resolution was merged into Settlements and no longer comes to a separate vote.
7. “Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 5, 2025.
Excerpt: “Requests the Special Committee, pending complete termination of the Israeli occupation, to continue to investigate Israeli policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;” “Also requests the Special Committee to continue to investigate the treatment and status of the thousands of Palestinian and Arab prisoners and detainees, including children, women and elected representatives, in Israeli prisons and detention centres, and expresses grave concern about the harsh conditions of imprisonment and ill-treatment of prisoners and recent hunger strikes.”
Plenary Vote:
- 88 Yes
- 19 No (Canada)
- 65 Abstentions
8. “Palestine refugees’ properties and their revenues” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 5, 2025.
Excerpt: “Reaffirms that the Palestine refugees are entitled to their property and to the income derived therefrom, in conformity with the principles of equity and justice;” and “Requests the Secretary-General to take all appropriate steps, in consultation with the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, for the protection of Arab property, assets and property rights in Israel.”
Committee Vote:
- 157 Yes (Canada)
- 10 No
- 9 Abstentions
9. “Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 5, 2025.
Excerpt: “Affirms its full support for the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in all of its fields of operation, namely Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” and “Affirms its full support for the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in all of its fields of operation, namely Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Occupied Palestinian Territory."
Committee Vote:
- 145 Yes (Canada)
- 10 No
- 18 Abstentions
10. “Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities” (A/RES/80/?)
Around 2020, the content of this resolution was merged into UNRWA Operations and no longer comes to a separate vote.
11. “Assistance to Palestine refugees” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 5, 2025.
Excerpt: “Commends [UNRWA] for its provision of vital assistance to the Palestine refugees and its role as a stabilizing factor in the region and the tireless efforts of the staff of the Agency in carrying out its mandate;” and “Decides to extend the mandate of the Agency until 30 June 2029.”
Plenary Vote:
- 151 Yes (Canada)
- 10 No
- 14 Abstentions
TBD
13. “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine” (A/RES/80/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary on December 2, 2025.
Excerpt: “Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply strictly with its obligations under international law, including as reflected in the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 19 July 2024, including to bring an end to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as rapidly as possible, to cease immediately all new settlement activities and to evacuate all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and to put an end to its unlawful acts, including by repealing all legislation and measures creating or maintaining the unlawful situation, inter alia, those which discriminate against the Palestinian people, as well as all measures aimed at modifying the demographic composition of any parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,” and "Calls upon all States and international organizations to continue to actively pursue policies that ensure respect for their obligations under international law."
Plenary Vote:
- 151 Yes (Canada)
- 11 No
- 11 Abstentions
14. “Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat” (A/RES/80/?)
TBD
15. “Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat” (A/RES/80/?)
TBD
16. “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People” (A/RES/80/?)
TBD