Jordan
A combined view of Jordan'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
Jordan's General Assembly rhetoric has remained anchored in multilateralism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict across 15 years, but the tenor has shifted markedly toward emotional intensity and urgency. Through 2016, speeches balanced diplomatic appeals for multilateral action with modest acknowledgment of Jordan's own burdens—particularly its refugee hosting and peacekeeping—but maintained relative restraint in emotional register. From 2016 onward, particularly in Gaza-related crises (2023–2025), speeches have become increasingly passionate and emotionally charged indictments of international inaction, though concrete policy specifics and measurable national commitments have remained comparatively modest and even declined in recent years.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | High | Medium | Very Low |
| 2007 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2010 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2011 | High | High | Low | Medium |
| 2013 | High | High | Medium | High |
| 2014 | High | High | Medium | High |
| 2016 | High | Very High | Low | Medium |
| 2018 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2020 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2021 | Very High | High | Low | Medium |
| 2022 | High | High | Low | Medium |
| 2023 | High | Very High | Medium | High |
| 2024 | High | Very High | Medium | Low |
| 2025 | Medium | Very High | Low | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Jordan has ratified 22 of 24 tracked treaties, demonstrating strong commitment to international legal frameworks across human rights, environmental governance, and trade regulation. The state has ratified all major environmental accords including climate agreements (Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, UNFCCC) as well as comprehensive human rights conventions and anti-corruption instruments. Notably, Jordan has not ratified the Arms Trade Treaty or the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the only two instruments in this tracking set without its signature.
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 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 →Jordan's voting record shows overwhelming consensus alignment: of 5,544 General Assembly votes, it voted affirmatively on 5,010, with only 41 dissenting votes and 331 abstentions. The data reveals no notable dissents from consensus, indicating that Jordan typically aligns with majority positions and rarely breaks rank, suggesting a pragmatic approach to procedural and substantive Assembly business rather than a pattern of principled opposition.
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.754 (High), ranked #100 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