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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.

Singapore…

voted alone (out of 88 nations) to abstain on Operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution A/56/L.12, as orally revised,. 21 November 2001
voted with 2 other nations (out of 187) to abstain on Draft resolution III (resolution 61/156). 19 December 2006
voted with 3 other nations (out of 187) to abstain on Draft resolution III (resolution 62/151). 18 December 2007
voted with 3 other nations (out of 187) to abstain on Draft resolution IX (resolution 63/176). 18 December 2008
voted with 3 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on Draft resolution XXVII (resolution 58/193). 22 December 2003
voted with 3 other nations (out of 186) to abstain on Draft resolution II (resolution 59/184). 20 December 2004
voted with 3 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on Draft resolution III (resolution 60/152). 16 December 2005
voted with 2 other nations (out of 152) against The words “corporal punishment” in operative paragraph 38 (b) of draft resolution II. 23 December 2004
voted with 4 other nations (out of 181) to abstain on Draft resolution III (resolution 57/205). 18 December 2002
voted with 3 other nations (out of 164) against The words “corporal punishment” in operative paragraph 41 (c). 22 December 2003
voted with 5 other nations (out of 186) to abstain on Draft resolution XVI (resolution 62/163). 18 December 2007
voted with 5 other nations (out of 150) to abstain on Paragraph 14. 21 December 2007
voted with 5 other nations (out of 124) to abstain on Operative paragraph 14. 23 December 2005
voted with 3 other nations (out of 153) against Operative paragraph 23 (b) of draft resolution II. 23 December 2004
voted with 6 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on Draft resolution O (resolution 49/75 O). 15 December 1994
voted with 7 other nations (out of 177) to abstain on Draft resolution XIV (resolution 60/163). 16 December 2005
voted with 7 other nations (out of 121) to abstain on Operative paragraph 15. 23 December 2005
voted with 7 other nations (out of 168) to abstain on The draft resolution (resolution 55/36). 20 November 2000
voted with 7 other nations (out of 173) to abstain on Draft resolution II (resolution 55/92). 4 December 2000
voted with 8 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on Draft resolution XXVI (resolution 58/192). 22 December 2003

Ambassadors

People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Singapore. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.

NameSpeechesFirstLast
Mr. Bhatia 1 19 April 2001 19 April 2001
Ms. Chan 3 13 November 2000 18 December 2008
Mr. Cheok 7 5 May 2006 27 August 2008
Mr. Chew 5 13 October 1994 15 December 1994
Mr. Chik 1 30 October 2001 30 October 2001
Mr. Chow 2 27 October 2008 5 December 2008
Ms. Foo 4 12 December 1997 15 March 2002
Mr. Goh 3 24 October 1995 8 September 2000
Mr. Yap Ong Heng 1 24 April 2002 24 April 2002
Mr. Ho 2 15 December 1995 30 October 1996
Mr. Hoe 1 21 December 2007 21 December 2007
Mr. How 1 21 November 2002 21 November 2002
Mr. Tan Ken Hwee 1 29 October 2002 29 October 2002
Mr. Jayakumar 13 30 September 1994 16 September 2005
Mr. Kausikan 3 17 April 1996 4 December 1997
Ms. Kok 1 30 October 2008 30 October 2008
Ms. Lee 33 4 November 1996 10 December 2002
Mr. Lim 1 6 October 2005 6 October 2005
Mr. Low 1 5 November 2001 5 November 2001
Mr. Mahbubani 97 19 November 1998 10 May 2004
Mr. Mantaha 1 5 June 2001 5 June 2001
Mr. Gopala Menon 1 4 October 2004 4 October 2004
Mr. Menon 39 13 September 2004 5 October 2009
Ms. Menon 3 21 November 1994 26 November 1996
Ms. Mohamed-Noor 1 29 October 2007 29 October 2007
Mr. Neo 1 8 December 2003 8 December 2003
Mr. Ng 3 26 October 2005 14 September 2006
Ms. Phua Mei Pin 1 30 October 2006 30 October 2006
Mr. Sadasivan 3 10 December 1999 11 June 2008
Mr. Seng 1 27 October 1995 27 October 1995
Mr. Sim 1 11 December 2008 11 December 2008
Mr. Tan 2 19 February 2003 23 October 2003
Ms. Tan 7 12 March 1997 4 October 2002
Mrs. Teo-Jacob 3 20 October 1995 5 December 1995
Mr. Tow 1 8 October 2008 8 October 2008
Mr. Wee 2 30 October 2000 31 October 2000
Ms. Tan Yee Woan 1 8 November 2001 8 November 2001
Mr. Yap 10 16 March 2001 6 November 2002
Mr. Yeo 5 24 September 2004 29 September 2008
Mr. Yusof 1 25 October 1996 25 October 1996
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