Algeria
A combined view of Algeria's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Algeria's UN General Assembly rhetoric has remained steadfastly multilateralist and institutionally focused throughout the 15-year period, with consistent emphasis on UN reform and collective responses to regional and global crises. However, the past two years (2024–2025) mark a notable shift toward passion and emotional intensity, driven by intensified rhetoric on Palestine, Western Sahara, and African causes, even as concrete Algerian commitments have declined. Self-accountability has generally remained modest, though it peaked in 2017 with a substantial review of domestic development and reforms, and has fluctuated between calls for diplomatic leadership and appeals to international action. Concreteness improved markedly in 2023–2025, with more specific regional commitments articulated, yet the most recent speeches paradoxically pair high emotional intensity with lower self-directed accountability, relying instead on calls for others to act.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2008 | High | Low | Low | Low |
| 2010 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2011 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2012 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2015 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2016 | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
| 2017 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2018 | Very High | Medium | Low | Low |
| 2019 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2020 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2022 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2023 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2024 | High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2025 | High | High | High | Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Algeria has demonstrated strong commitment to environmental and human rights frameworks, ratifying 20 of 24 tracked treaties while declining action on only 2. Its treaty portfolio reflects robust engagement with climate and biodiversity instruments—including the Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, and Convention on Biological Diversity—as well as comprehensive human rights conventions. Notably, Algeria has signed but not ratified both the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, suggesting selective caution on certain justice and disarmament mechanisms. The Arms Trade Treaty remains unsigned and unratified, the sole arms control instrument without engagement.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyNo action
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionRatified
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsSigned, not ratified
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerNo action
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtSigned, not ratified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Algeria exhibits a highly consensus-oriented voting pattern, supporting General Assembly resolutions in the overwhelming majority of cases: 4,860 affirmative votes out of 5,398 recorded votes (approximately 90 percent). Abstentions (385) and dissenting votes (94) are both rare, and the voting record shows no notable dissents from established consensus, indicating Algeria typically aligns with mainstream UN positions or refrains from obstruction rather than breaking ranks on contentious matters.
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.763 (High), ranked #96 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023