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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.

Netherlands…

voted with 4 other nations (out of 177) against Draft resolution IX (resolution 62/30). 5 December 2007
voted with 153 other nations (out of 164) in favour of Draft resolution A/58/L.21 (resolution 58/111). 9 December 2003
voted with 7 other nations (out of 165) to abstain on The draft resolution, as amended, (resolution 51/147). 13 December 1996
voted with 6 other nations (out of 172) against Draft resolution I (resolution 57/175). 18 December 2002
voted with 6 other nations (out of 181) against Draft decision II. 5 December 2007
voted with 5 other nations (out of 163) against The draft resolution (resolution 50/62). 12 December 1995
voted with 10 other nations (out of 152) to abstain on Draft resolution A/51/L.60 (resolution 51/205). 17 December 1996
voted with 13 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on Draft resolution A/54/L.50 (resolution 54/91). 6 December 1999
voted with 9 other nations (out of 180) against Draft resolution XV (resolution 63/55). 2 December 2008
voted with 9 other nations (out of 167) against Draft resolution XX as a whole (resolution 54/175). 17 December 1999
voted with 11 other nations (out of 173) against Draft resolution XVIII (resolution 52/136). 12 December 1997
voted with 17 other nations (out of 158) to abstain on Draft resolution A/55/L.58 (resolution 55/147). 8 December 2000
voted with 9 other nations (out of 130) against Draft resolution IV (resolution 60/229). 23 December 2005
voted with 17 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on Draft resolution A/53/L.58 (resolution 53/68). 3 December 1998
voted with 18 other nations (out of 161) to abstain on Draft resolution A/57/L.52 (resolution 57/140). 11 December 2002
voted with 18 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on The draft resolution (resolution 51/146). 13 December 1996
voted with 19 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on Draft resolution A/56/L.22 (resolution 56/36). 3 December 2001
voted with 12 other nations (out of 157) against Draft resolution II (resolution 63/242). 23 December 2008
voted with 19 other nations (out of 166) to abstain on Operative paragraph 3. 10 December 1996
voted with 20 other nations (out of 155) to abstain on Draft resolution A/56/L.40 (resolution 56/74). 10 December 2001

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 Netherlands. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.

NameSpeechesFirstLast
Mr. Van Aartsen 2 14 September 2000 13 November 2001
Mr. van Aartsen 3 24 September 1998 13 November 2001
Mr. Aquarone 1 17 December 1996 17 December 1996
Mrs. Van Ardenne 1 16 September 2002 16 September 2002
Ms. Van Ardenne 1 29 October 2003 29 October 2003
Mr. Balkenende 4 22 September 2003 25 September 2008
Mr. Belkenende 1 14 September 2005 14 September 2005
Mr. Van Den Berg 1 20 July 2004 20 July 2004
Mr. Van den Berg 15 7 December 2001 10 December 2004
Mr. van den Berg 27 28 June 2001 12 July 2005
Mr. Berteling 7 10 December 1996 4 November 1997
Mr. Biegman 19 14 October 1994 30 June 1997
Mr. Bijlsma 1 25 April 1997 25 April 1997
Mr. Bot 3 21 September 2004 21 September 2006
Mr. Van den Broeck 1 14 October 2004 14 October 2004
Major-General Cammaert 1 19 June 2008 19 June 2008
Ms. Cramer 1 12 February 2008 12 February 2008
Mr. Demmink 1 15 September 2006 15 September 2006
Mr. Dumoré 1 1 November 1995 1 November 1995
Mr. Hamburger 24 20 November 2002 8 June 2007
Mr. Hamer 24 26 July 1999 19 December 2000
Ms. Van Ardenne-van der Hoeven 2 9 May 2006 2 June 2006
Mr. Hof 2 22 December 2003 6 December 2004
Mr. Jacobi 1 5 October 2007 5 October 2007
Mrs. De Jong 1 18 April 1997 18 April 1997
Mr. De Klerk 7 15 October 2007 7 August 2009
Mr. de Klerk 4 14 October 2008 19 March 2009
Mr. Koenders 4 17 April 2007 23 October 2007
Mr. Kok 3 22 October 1995 7 September 2000
Mr. Kooijmans 5 26 February 1999 19 November 2004
Mr. Kronenburg 1 11 June 2008 11 June 2008
Ms. Laffeber 1 26 October 1995 26 October 1995
Mr. Van Loosdrecht 2 1 December 2004 2 December 2004
Mr. Majoor 25 23 November 2005 8 May 2009
Mr. Menkveld 1 22 December 1997 22 December 1997
Mr. Mierlo 1 26 September 1995 26 September 1995
Mr. Van Mierlo 1 27 September 1994 27 September 1994
Mr. van Mierlo 3 26 September 1996 17 November 1999
Mr. Nieuwenhuis 1 20 December 2004 20 December 2004
Mr. Peersman 1 8 March 2005 8 March 2005
Mr. Pennekamp 1 4 October 1999 4 October 1999
Mr. Peters 1 5 December 2001 5 December 2001
Mr. Racké 1 27 January 2006 27 January 2006
Mr. Ramaker 4 8 December 1997 5 October 1998
Mr. Rouvoet 1 11 December 2007 11 December 2007
Mr. Sanders 1 20 October 2000 20 October 2000
Mr. Schaper 2 5 October 2009 13 November 2009
Mr. De Hoop Scheffer 2 15 September 2002 26 September 2003
Mr. Scheffers 8 17 April 2000 19 December 2000
Mr. Steeghs 2 2 October 2006 10 October 2007
Mr. van der Velden 1 21 September 2007 21 September 2007
Mr. Verhagen 2 20 May 2008 20 May 2008
Mr. Verweij 2 14 October 1996 15 December 1997
Mr. Van Walsum 1 5 July 2000 5 July 2000
Mr. van Walsum 57 21 January 1999 12 December 2000
Mr. Wedershoven 1 6 October 2005 6 October 2005
Mr. Zaagman 1 17 December 1996 17 December 1996
Mr. Zellenrath 1 23 December 2004 23 December 2004
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