Singapore
- Singapore has been a member of the United Nations since 21 September 1965
- Singapore is not in the list of countries with webpages at the UN.
- Read the Wikipedia page for Singapore
- Singapore is part of the Asia / Middle East block
- Singapore has participated in 1559 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.
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.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
