Samoa
A combined view of Samoa'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
Over twelve years of General Assembly speeches, Samoa has maintained a consistently strong multilateralist orientation (averaging 87/100) while steadily increasing both emotional intensity and concreteness. Early speeches (2006–2012) emphasized UN reform and institutional responsibility with moderate emotional appeal; from 2013 onward, climate change and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) vulnerability became the dominant frame, with emotional intensity peaking in 2019 (78/100) around the SAMOA Pathway. Recent speeches (2024–2025) show a shift toward more policy-dense, concrete commitments on climate and ocean governance, grounded in Samoan cultural identity and regional specificity, though self-accountability remained relatively modest compared to the passionate appeals for global action.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2008 | Very High | High | Medium | High |
| 2010 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2012 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2013 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2014 | Very High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2019 | Very High | High | High | High |
| 2021 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2022 | Very High | High | High | Medium |
| 2023 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2024 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2025 | Very High | High | High | High |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Samoa demonstrates comprehensive treaty engagement across all four major thematic areas tracked, having ratified all 24 treaties assessed. The country shows particular commitment to environmental treaties (9 ratified, including climate frameworks from Kyoto through Paris and chemical/waste conventions), human rights instruments (5 ratified), arms control measures (4 ratified, notably including the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons), and trade governance/international justice agreements (3 ratified). This pattern reflects Samoa's prioritization of climate and ocean sustainability alongside human rights protection, with no withdrawals or gaps noted.
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 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 →Samoa maintains a highly compliant voting record, voting affirmatively on 71% of General Assembly resolutions (3,388 yes votes out of 4,770 total) and dissenting on only 31 (0.6%). The country abstained on 554 votes and did not vote on 797, suggesting selective engagement rather than opposition. The single notable dissent on record occurred in 2001 on a sovereignty/non-interference resolution where Samoa voted against consensus (9 in 10 states voted yes), indicating occasional departure from the majority when issues of state autonomy are at stake.
Notable dissents from consensus
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes as an important element for the promotion and protection of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2001-12-19 · voted N · 91% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.708 (High), ranked #122 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.
1995–2023