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Saint Lucia
A combined view of Saint Lucia'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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Saint Lucia's General Assembly rhetoric has grown increasingly passionate and justice-focused over fifteen years, with emotional intensity climbing from moderate levels (46–47) in 2006–2007 to consistently high registers (72–88) by 2015 onwards. The country's multilateralism score remained robust through much of this period (74–88), though it dipped notably in 2019 and 2023 (62, 58), signaling moments of frustration with global institutions. However, a critical trend emerged: while early speeches (2006–2011) paired international appeals with meaningful domestic policy detail and self-accountability (55–61 concreteness, 47–58 self-accountability), later addresses—especially 2012 onwards—became increasingly rhetorical and externally focused, with self-directed commitments collapsing to historic lows (18–38 on self-accountability by 2023–2025) even as emotional intensity and concreteness sometimes remained respectable, suggesting a shift toward moral testimony and demands on others rather than binding national action.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2007 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2011 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2012 | High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2013 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2015 | High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2016 | High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2017 | High | Very High | Low | Low |
| 2018 | Very High | High | High | High |
| 2019 | High | Very High | Medium | Medium |
| 2022 | Very High | High | High | Low |
| 2023 | Medium | Very High | High | Low |
| 2024 | High | Very High | High | Very Low |
| 2025 | Very High | Very High | Medium | Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Saint Lucia maintains a strong and comprehensive treaty commitment across all major international governance frameworks, having ratified 22 of 24 tracked treaties. The country shows particular dedication to environmental accords—ratifying all eleven environment-themed instruments including the Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, and Montreal Protocol—and to human rights protections, with ratification of all four major human rights conventions. Arms control and international justice receive similar commitment, with ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty, nuclear test ban, anti-personnel mines ban, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and the Rome Statute. Only two treaties remain unsigned: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals, both in signature-only status, suggesting deliberate deferral rather than 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 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 TradeSigned, not ratified
- 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 RightsSigned, not ratified
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 →Saint Lucia votes with consensus on the vast majority of General Assembly resolutions, recording 3,606 affirmative votes (80% of all votes) and only 25 dissenting votes across 4,506 recorded ballots. The country's voting alignment is exceptionally consistent, with abstentions and non-votes together accounting for less than 20 percent of its record. A notable historical dissent came on 2 November 1983 regarding the situation in Grenada, when Saint Lucia voted against a resolution that secured 92 percent support, marking one of the rare occasions the country has stood apart from overwhelming consensus.
Notable dissents from consensus
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: 0.748 (High), ranked #103 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