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Commonwealth of Dominica
A combined view of Commonwealth of Dominica'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.
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Dominica's UN General Assembly rhetoric has evolved from measured multilateralism in the mid-2000s toward increasingly passionate advocacy, particularly following the 2017 climate crisis. While the country maintained consistent commitment to multilateral cooperation throughout (scores hovering around 78–88), emotional intensity and self-accountability spiked dramatically after Hurricane Maria in 2017–2019, as speeches shifted from abstract calls for global action to vivid firsthand accounts paired with concrete national resilience initiatives. However, by 2023–2025, despite sustained emotional appeals and multilateral rhetoric, the country's concreteness and self-directed commitments declined sharply, suggesting a return to solidarity-focused advocacy with fewer specific pledges of its own resources.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2008 | Medium | High | High | Low |
| 2009 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2011 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2012 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2013 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2014 | High | High | High | Medium |
| 2016 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2017 | High | Very High | Medium | Medium |
| 2018 | High | Very High | High | High |
| 2019 | High | High | Very High | High |
| 2021 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2022 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2023 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2024 | High | Very High | Medium | Low |
| 2025 | Very High | Very High | Low | Very Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Dominica has demonstrated exceptionally strong commitment to the international legal framework, ratifying 22 of 24 tracked treaties across all major thematic areas. The country shows particular alignment with environmental accords (11 ratifications, including the Paris Agreement and Kyoto Protocol) and human rights instruments (5 ratifications), reflecting its sustained rhetorical emphasis on climate justice and vulnerable populations. Only two treaties remain without action: the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and the Minamata Convention on Mercury, both environmental measures—a selective gap unlikely to reflect principled opposition.
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 WeaponsRatified
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 MercuryNo action
- 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 →Dominica votes affirmatively on the vast majority of General Assembly votes (36.6% yes, 0.4% no, 4.1% abstain), with notably high abstention and non-voting rates (58.9% combined) suggesting a pattern of selective engagement rather than systematic opposition. The country's rare dissents are historically rooted: votes against Palestine resolutions in 1989 and against condemnation of the Grenada invasion in 1983 stand out as exceptions to an otherwise consensus-aligned record, likely reflecting regional geopolitical alignments during those periods.
Notable dissents from consensus
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1989-12-06 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1989-12-06 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1989-12-06 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1989-12-06 · voted N · 98% voted yes
The situation in Grenada : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1983-11-02 · voted N · 92% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.761 (High), ranked #98 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