Guinea
A combined view of Guinea'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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Guinea's General Assembly rhetoric has shifted markedly over the fourteen-year period, moving from consistent emphasis on multilateralism and global cooperation (2006–2022, typically 62–82 on multilateralism) toward increasingly defiant nationalism and skepticism of international institutions. A dramatic turning point occurs in 2023, when Guinea's multilateralism score plummets to 28 and emotional intensity spikes to 78, reflecting a sharp pivot to criticism of Western-imposed governance models and international structures. This nationalist turn has persisted through 2025, with Guinea now expressing "muted concern over declining multilateral cohesion" while prioritizing national sovereignty and domestic reform. Concreteness and self-accountability have remained moderate throughout, with notable peaks in 2017 and 2022, suggesting Guinea is willing to detail its own initiatives but less inclined to make binding international commitments.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2007 | High | High | Low | Low |
| 2008 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | High | Low | Medium | High |
| 2010 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2011 | High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2016 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2017 | High | High | High | Medium |
| 2020 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2021 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2022 | High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2023 | Low | High | Low | Low |
| 2024 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2025 | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Guinea demonstrates strong and broad commitment to international law, having ratified 23 of 24 tracked treaties across all major thematic areas. The country shows particular dedication to environmental treaties, ratifying all 10 tracked conventions from climate change (Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol) to chemical and waste management (Montreal Protocol, Basel Convention). Guinea is equally engaged with human rights instruments, having ratified all five tracked conventions including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The sole exception is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, on which Guinea has taken no action, suggesting either limited prioritization of nuclear disarmament or alignment with broader geopolitical positions on deterrence.
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 →Guinea exhibits strong alignment with General Assembly consensus, voting affirmatively on 84.9% of recorded votes (4,655 yes out of 5,479) with minimal dissent (51 no votes, 4.6% abstentions). The absence of notable dissents from consensus indicates that Guinea avoids high-profile breaks with majority positions, preferring either agreement or abstention. This voting discipline has remained consistent even as Guinea's rhetorical stance has become more nationalistic and critical of multilateral institutions in recent years, suggesting a pragmatic approach to formal voting despite increasingly contentious public positions.
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.500 (Low), ranked #179 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