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Solomon Islands
A combined view of Solomon Islands'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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Solomon Islands' General Assembly rhetoric has evolved from cautiously multilateral in 2006–2007—marked by grievance-heavy narratives and sovereignty disputes—to a consistently strong multilateralist stance from 2009 onwards, with particular emphasis on climate, ocean governance, and UN institutional reform. The country has steadily increased its rhetorical concreteness and self-accountability over the period, moving from deflective framing (e.g., 2007's low self-accountability of 22) toward more balanced appeals that pair calls for international action with concrete national commitments, especially evident in 2012–2014 and 2024–2025. Emotional intensity has remained generally moderate, but spiked markedly in 2023 (88) in a passionate call for global solidarity, though subsequent addresses (2024–2025) have rebalanced urgency with measured diplomatic tone while maintaining high multilateral engagement.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2007 | Medium | High | High | Low |
| 2009 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2010 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2011 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2012 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2013 | Very High | Low | High | High |
| 2014 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2016 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2022 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2023 | Very High | Very High | High | Medium |
| 2024 | Very High | High | High | Medium |
| 2025 | Very High | High | High | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Solomon Islands demonstrates strong commitment to environmental and human rights treaties, having ratified 17 of 24 tracked instruments and showing particular consistency on climate action (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement) and biodiversity protection. The country has ratified all five core environmental conventions tracked and four of five human rights instruments, leaving only the Convention against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights unsigned. Its only signed-but-unratified commitment is the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court, while it has taken no action on arms control treaties (including the Arms Trade Treaty), trade governance instruments (Transnational Organized Crime Convention), and two environmental protocols (Minamata Convention, Rotterdam Convention), suggesting lower prioritization of these domains.
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 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 MercuryNo action
- 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 TradeNo action
- 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 CourtSigned, not ratified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeNo action
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Solomon Islands votes with overwhelming consensus (3008 affirmative votes out of 4634 total), abstaining or not voting in about 34% of recorded ballots, indicating a measured approach to controversial questions. The country's rare dissents are notable and principled: all five recorded "no" votes oppose resolutions on Palestinian and Falkland Islands sovereignty issues, contravening 94–96% majorities, suggesting a consistent position favoring territorial self-determination and against what it may view as colonial legacies, even when isolated in doing so.
Notable dissents from consensus
Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1985-11-27 · voted N · 96% voted yes
Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2017-11-30 · voted N · 96% voted yes
Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2017-11-30 · voted N · 95% voted yes
Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2018-12-07 · voted N · 95% voted yes
Protection of the Palestinian civilian population : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2018-06-13 · voted N · 94% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.584 (Medium), ranked #156 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.
1999–2023