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Singapore
A combined view of Singapore'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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Singapore's General Assembly rhetoric has been remarkably consistent and institutionally focused over fifteen years, maintaining strong advocacy for multilateral cooperation (averaging 85/100) while preserving a measured, analytical tone that rarely relies on emotional appeal. The country's emphasis on multilateralism has intensified since 2016, peaking at 93/100 in recent years, reflecting deepening commitment to UN-centered solutions and rules-based international order. Notably, Singapore has grown substantially more concrete in its commitments over time, rising from 46/100 (2006) to 74/100 (2025), while self-accountability scores have strengthened since 2010, positioning the country as a small-state voice that backs institutional advocacy with tangible national initiatives on sustainable development, climate action, and digital governance.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2007 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2008 | High | Medium | Low | Very Low |
| 2010 | High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2011 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2012 | Very High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2013 | High | Low | High | High |
| 2014 | High | Low | High | High |
| 2016 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2020 | Very High | Low | High | High |
| 2021 | Very High | Low | High | High |
| 2022 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2023 | Very High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2024 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2025 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Singapore demonstrates overwhelming commitment to environmental governance, having ratified all ten tracked environmental treaties including the Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, and Montreal Protocol framework, reflecting alignment with global climate and chemical safety frameworks. The country's human rights treaty portfolio is selective: it has ratified three conventions (on women, persons with disabilities, and child rights) but notably abstains from the torture convention and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, suggesting constraints on certain sovereignty or enforcement mechanisms. Singapore has also engaged decisively with trade governance and corruption frameworks, ratifying the UN Convention against Corruption, the Transnational Organized Crime convention, and the Law of the Sea treaty, while remaining conspicuously absent from arms control commitments—having taken no action on the Mine Ban Treaty, Nuclear Weapons Prohibition, or anti-torture instruments, and only signing but not ratifying the Arms Trade Treaty.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatySigned, not ratified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionNo action
- 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 PunishmentNo action
- 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 RightsNo action
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtNo action
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 →Singapore maintains extraordinary alignment with UN General Assembly consensus, voting affirmatively on 88.2% of 5,363 recorded votes with only 31 dissenting votes (0.6%) and 445 abstentions (8.3%), reflecting a posture of institutional deference and multilateral partnership. The single notable dissent on record is a 1977 vote opposing a UN assessment scale resolution that enjoyed 99% support, an isolated deviation from an otherwise consensus-oriented voting pattern across fifty years of UN participation. This voting behavior mirrors Singapore's rhetorical positioning as a small state that prioritizes rules-based order and collective decision-making over unilateral assertion.
Notable dissents from consensus
Scale of assessment for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1977-12-02 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.946 (Very High), ranked #13 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