Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya speaks during an emergency meeting of the General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters.
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- UNGA passes resolution strongly condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
- 100 UN member states co-sponsored the resolution titled ‘Aggression against Ukraine’
- The motion was accepted by 141 votes in favor, with five member states voting against it and 35 voting not.
Days after Russia vetoed a similar resolution in the Security Council on the escalating crisis between Moscow and Kyiv, the 193-member UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday strongly condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine .
The General Assembly on Wednesday voted to reaffirm its commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and “condemn in the strongest terms” Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. .
About 100 UN member states co-sponsored the resolution titled ‘Aggression against Ukraine’ including Afghanistan, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Kuwait, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The resolution was adopted with 141 votes in favour, five member states voting against and 35 votes against. As soon as the resolution was passed, the General Assembly erupted in applause.
The UNGA resolution was similar to the resolution circulated in the Security Council of 15 countries last Friday.
A UN Security Council resolution, with 11 votes in favor and three absent, was blocked after permanent member Russia exercised its veto.
Following the council’s failure to adopt the resolution, the Security Council voted again on Sunday to convene a rare “emergency special session” of the 193-member General Assembly on the crisis.
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