Netherlands
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- Netherlands has participated in 1550 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.
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.
- 23 June 2000 – Briefing by Mr. Carl Bildt, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Balkans
- 18 December 2000 – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question
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.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
