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Suriname
A combined view of Suriname'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
Suriname's UN rhetoric over nearly two decades has consistently centered on multilateralism and climate action, though with notable fluctuations in emotional intensity and concrete commitments. From 2006–2009, speeches were heavily procedural and partnership-focused; 2010 marked a pivot toward greater national identity and emotional resonance, though multilateral framing weakened temporarily. Since 2014, Suriname has increasingly paired strong environmental credentials and climate-finance advocacy with concrete policy details and measured calls for UN institutional reform, reaching peak emotional and accountability intensity in 2023 before settling into a more commemorative but sustained multilateralist posture in 2024–2025.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Very High | Low | Low | Low |
| 2007 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2010 | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
| 2011 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2012 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2013 | High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2014 | High | High | High | Medium |
| 2015 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2016 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2019 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2020 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2021 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2022 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2023 | Very High | High | Medium | High |
| 2024 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2025 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Suriname has demonstrated exceptionally strong commitment to environmental and human rights frameworks, ratifying 22 of 24 tracked treaties and declining action on only two: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The country has secured full membership in all major environmental accords, from the Paris Agreement and Montreal Protocol to the Stockholm Convention, and has consistently backed human rights instruments including the Convention against Torture and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This pattern reflects Suriname's self-presentation as an environmentally conscious, rule-of-law-oriented small state.
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 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 LayerNo action
- 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 →Suriname's voting record is overwhelmingly consensual, with 4,181 affirmative votes against only 12 dissents and 233 abstentions across 4,876 General Assembly votes. No notable dissents from consensus positions were identified, indicating that Suriname aligns reliably with the broader membership on major votes while occasionally exercising restraint through abstention. This pattern aligns with its rhetorical emphasis on multilateralism and global solidarity, particularly on environmental and development issues.
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.722 (High), ranked #114 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.
2004–2023