Bahrain
A combined view of Bahrain'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
Bahrain's General Assembly rhetoric has evolved from consistent multilateralism in the early 2000s toward a more regionally assertive and emotionally charged stance between 2015 and 2018, marked by sharp condemnations of Iran and Qatar that prioritized bloc solidarity over institutional frameworks. Beginning in 2021, however, the country shifted toward detailed self-reporting on domestic achievements while moderating emotional intensity, culminating in a return to polished multilateral emphasis in 2024–2025 that blends development narratives with appeals for collective action on regional conflicts and UN reform.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2008 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | High | Medium | Low | Low |
| 2010 | High | Low | Low | Low |
| 2011 | High | Low | Low | Medium |
| 2012 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2013 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2015 | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2017 | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2018 | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2019 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2021 | High | Low | High | High |
| 2022 | High | Low | Medium | High |
| 2023 | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
| 2024 | Very High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2025 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Bahrain has demonstrated strong and comprehensive commitment to environmental and human rights treaties, ratifying 14 of 15 tracked environment accords and all five core human rights conventions. The country has signed but not yet ratified the Arms Trade Treaty and Rome Statute, while declining to take action on the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty and the Anti-Personnel Mines Convention, reflecting a selective approach to certain arms-control frameworks.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatySigned, not ratified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionNo action
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
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 LayerRatified
- 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 →Bahrain displays near-consensus voting behavior, supporting the majority position in 92.2% of General Assembly votes (4,776 yes votes out of 5,182 recorded), with minimal dissent (43 no votes) and moderate abstention (282). A notable 1974 dissent on UN budget assessment scales is the only recorded significant departure from consensus, suggesting Bahrain has historically aligned closely with prevailing international positions.
Notable dissents from consensus
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1974-11-12 · voted N · 94% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.899 (Very High), ranked #38 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