Uganda
A combined view of Uganda'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
Uganda's UN General Assembly rhetoric has undergone a marked shift from assertive national self-reliance toward emphatic multilateralism over the 16-year record. Between 2007–2016, speeches oscillated between calls for coordinated international action and defensive, continent-centered rejections of donor dependence, with multilateralism scores ranging from 22 to 78 and self-accountability varying sharply (22 to 74). Since 2018, however, Uganda has consistently embraced multilateral framing (scores of 78–88), emphasizing concrete contributions on refugees, peacekeeping, and SDG implementation while pivoting from defiant self-reliance to diplomatic appeals for international financing and institutional reform. Emotional intensity has remained relatively muted throughout, suggesting a pragmatic rather than passionate rhetorical posture, though the shift toward multilateralism-heavy messaging in recent years reflects a strategic repositioning toward institutional engagement.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2008 | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2009 | Medium | High | Very High | High |
| 2010 | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2011 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2012 | High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2013 | Low | High | Medium | High |
| 2014 | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2015 | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
| 2016 | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2018 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2020 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2021 | High | Low | Very High | High |
| 2023 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2024 | Very High | Low | High | Low |
| 2025 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Uganda demonstrates strong and comprehensive treaty commitment across environmental and human rights frameworks, having ratified 22 of 24 tracked instruments. The country has ratified all 10 environmental treaties, including the Paris Agreement and the full Montreal Protocol suite, alongside all five core human rights conventions and both trade governance instruments. Notably, Uganda has taken no action on the Arms Trade Treaty and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, suggesting a preference for avoiding binding constraints on defense procurement and nuclear posturing rather than ideological objection to arms control broadly, given its ratification of anti-personnel mines and nuclear test-ban treaties.
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 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 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 →Uganda votes in strong alignment with General Assembly consensus, supporting positions in over 82% of recorded votes (4,479 affirmative out of 5,397 total), with abstentions at 7% and active dissents at less than 1%. Its rare dissents have clustered around decolonization votes (1969) and Democratic Republic of Congo human rights resolutions (2000, 2002, 2003), suggesting principled hesitation on intervention in neighboring regional affairs, alongside opposition to unilateral economic coercion (2009). This voting profile reflects pragmatic alignment with multilateral consensus tempered by selective regional concerns.
Notable dissents from consensus
Question of American Samoa, Antigua, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands , Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Dominica, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Guam, Montserrat, New Hebrides, Niue, Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tokelau Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1969-12-16 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2000-12-04 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002-12-18 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2009-12-21 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2003-12-22 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.582 (Medium), ranked #157 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