Jamaica
- Jamaica has been a member of the United Nations since 18 September 1962
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- Jamaica is part of the South America block
- Jamaica has participated in 1503 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Jamaica…
| voted with 9 other nations (out of 173) to abstain on | Draft resolution I (resolution 60/55). | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 4. | 8 December 2005 |
| was absent with 11 other nations when 180 voted | Draft resolution VI (resolution 61/159). | 19 December 2006 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 123) against | The motion for no action was carried by 96 votes to 7, with 20 abstentions. | 14 December 2001 |
| voted with 13 other nations (out of 149) to abstain on | The tenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution VI. | 17 December 1999 |
| voted with 16 other nations (out of 122) to abstain on | The amendment. | 25 November 1997 |
| voted with 9 other nations (out of 120) against | Operative paragraph 28 of draft resolution II. | 23 December 2005 |
| voted with 18 other nations (out of 183) to abstain on | The motion. | 18 December 2007 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 120) against | Operative paragraph 15 (d). | 23 December 2005 |
| voted with 19 other nations (out of 135) to abstain on | The amendment. | 7 December 1998 |
| voted with 20 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 8. | 17 December 1999 |
| was absent with 20 other nations when 164 voted | The draft resolution (resolution 49/78). | 15 December 1994 |
| voted with 21 other nations (out of 168) to abstain on | The first oral amendment. | 18 December 2008 |
| was absent with 21 other nations when 169 voted | Draft resolution II as a whole (resolution 59/261). | 23 December 2004 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 180) to abstain on | The motion. | 19 December 2006 |
| voted with 24 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on | The motion of no action. | 18 December 2008 |
| voted with 24 other nations (out of 176) to abstain on | Draft decision V. | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 24 other nations (out of 149) to abstain on | The seventh preambular paragraph of draft resolution I. | 22 December 2005 |
| voted with 25 other nations (out of 123) to abstain on | The motion for no action was carried by 86 votes to 11, with 26 abstentions. | 11 November 2002 |
| voted with 25 other nations (out of 176) to abstain on | Draft resolution XIII (resolution 61/166). | 19 December 2006 |
Minority votes in the Security Council
For a permanent member a vote against constitutes a veto.
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Jamaica. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Baugh | 1 | 2 October 2007 | 2 October 2007 |
| Mr. Blake | 1 | 6 October 2005 | 6 October 2005 |
| Mrs. Bowen | 1 | 15 December 2005 | 15 December 2005 |
| Mrs. Angella Brown | 1 | 10 October 2007 | 10 October 2007 |
| Mrs. Brown | 1 | 4 December 2008 | 4 December 2008 |
| Mr. Dalley | 1 | 2 June 2006 | 2 June 2006 |
| Miss Durant | 1 | 29 October 1998 | 29 October 1998 |
| Miss Durrant | 115 | 6 November 1995 | 17 June 2002 |
| Ms. Durrant | 15 | 2 November 1995 | 2 August 2001 |
| Ms. Effs | 1 | 1 June 2006 | 1 June 2006 |
| Mrs. Eldermire-Shearer | 1 | 6 October 1999 | 6 October 1999 |
| Mr. Francis | 1 | 4 December 2000 | 4 December 2000 |
| Mr. Franklyn | 2 | 27 June 2005 | 14 September 2006 |
| Mr. Golding | 1 | 26 September 2008 | 26 September 2008 |
| Ms. Gordon | 2 | 27 October 1995 | 17 October 1996 |
| Mr. Henry | 1 | 31 March 2008 | 31 March 2008 |
| Mr. Hylton | 1 | 26 September 2006 | 26 September 2006 |
| Mr. Knight | 2 | 26 February 2004 | 27 September 2004 |
| Mrs. Mathurin Mair | 1 | 9 November 1994 | 9 November 1994 |
| Mr. McCook | 1 | 5 December 1996 | 5 December 1996 |
| Mrs. Miller | 1 | 20 December 2005 | 20 December 2005 |
| Ms. Miller | 1 | 16 December 2002 | 16 December 2002 |
| Mrs. Mills | 2 | 23 December 2005 | 30 October 2007 |
| Mr. Morris | 1 | 13 December 2006 | 13 December 2006 |
| Mr. Mullings | 5 | 3 October 1995 | 30 September 1999 |
| Mr. Neil | 40 | 6 December 1994 | 23 December 2005 |
| Mr. Nettleford | 1 | 26 March 2007 | 26 March 2007 |
| Mr. Patterson | 9 | 24 October 1995 | 17 September 2005 |
| Mr. Prendergast | 1 | 26 January 2001 | 26 January 2001 |
| Mrs. Quarless | 1 | 28 November 2001 | 28 November 2001 |
| Mrs. Taylor Roberts | 3 | 8 November 2002 | 18 January 2005 |
| Ms. Taylor Roberts | 1 | 10 December 2002 | 10 December 2002 |
| Mr. Robertson | 2 | 7 October 1994 | 14 September 2000 |
| Mr. Spencer | 1 | 10 June 2008 | 10 June 2008 |
| Miss Thomas | 2 | 14 December 2001 | 25 July 2002 |
| Ms. Thomas | 1 | 10 December 2001 | 10 December 2001 |
| Mr. Ward | 35 | 21 March 2000 | 21 September 2001 |
| Ms. Wilson | 1 | 11 December 2008 | 11 December 2008 |
| Mr. Wolfe | 23 | 20 July 2006 | 9 September 2009 |
