Chad
A combined view of Chad'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
Chad's UN General Assembly rhetoric has remained consistently multilateralist (ranging from 68–88 on multilateralism scales), reflecting its persistent emphasis on regional security crises, climate vulnerability, and appeals for international support. However, self-accountability has declined substantially over the 13-year period, from moderate levels (42–58) in the early-to-mid 2010s to much lower levels (22–41) from 2016 onward, suggesting a rhetorical shift toward placing greater emphasis on collective and international obligations rather than domestic commitments. The 2025 speech marked a notable escalation in emotional intensity (78), coupling passionate critique of UN dysfunction with strong calls for African representation and Palestinian statehood, while 2020's COVID-era address saw the lowest emotional intensity (38) and concrete detail (42), reflecting a period of minimal self-directed commitment.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2011 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2012 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2016 | Very High | High | High | Low |
| 2018 | High | High | High | Medium |
| 2019 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2020 | Very High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2021 | High | Medium | High | Low |
| 2022 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2023 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2024 | High | Medium | Low | Low |
| 2025 | High | High | Medium | Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Chad has demonstrated comprehensive engagement with international legal frameworks, ratifying 23 of 24 tracked treaties across arms control, environmental protection, human rights, international justice, and trade governance. The sole instance of inaction concerns the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, suggesting a pragmatic stance aligned with broader regional power dynamics rather than a principled resistance. Chad's strong ratification record across environmental agreements—including the Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, and Africa-specific desertification conventions—reflects the country's acute climate vulnerability, while robust commitments to human rights and anti-corruption instruments indicate support for accountability mechanisms despite domestic governance challenges.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- 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 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 CourtRatified
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 →Chad votes in favor of General Assembly resolutions with high frequency (3,987 yes votes of 5,458 recorded), typically aligning with broad consensus on development, human rights, and multilateral reform. However, its notable dissents reveal principled divergences: Chad voted against high-consensus resolutions on Palestinian self-determination and sovereignty (both 2022, 95–97% support) and extrajudicial executions (2016, 98% support), suggesting either alignment with particular regional or political blocs or distinct concerns about human rights mechanisms that contrast with its treaty ratification patterns. A 1999 vote against a Democratic Republic of Congo human rights resolution further indicates selective engagement with country-specific accountability measures.
Notable dissents from consensus
Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2016-12-19 · voted N · 98% voted yes
The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2022-12-15 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2022-12-14 · voted N · 95% voted yes
Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1999-12-17 · voted N · 90% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.416 (Low), ranked #190 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.
2000–2023