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The result was 143 member states in favor, with five against and 35 abstentions. The countries that voted against were Belarus, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria.

The majority of the countries that abstained were African countries, along with China and India.

Resolution “defending the principles” of unchartednote that the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions are temporarily occupied by Russia due to an act of aggression that violates Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence.

The General Assembly automatically introduced the resolution to debate, because Russia used its veto power in the Security Council about it trying to take over.

Instant reverse

The resolution, which has now been passed in the National Assembly, calls on all countries, the United Nations and international organizations not to recognize any Russian annexation declaration and demands immediate annulment of the declaration. merger.

The Resolution welcomes and “expresses strong support” for the continued efforts of the Secretary-General and Member States to de-escalate the current situation in order to seek peace through dialogue and negotiation. judgment and conciliation.

Debate over the Ukraine resolution began on Monday, with General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi telling the world’s most representative debating body that the UN Charter, the Secretary-General and the General Assembly itself already clear – the Russian aggression and the plot to annex Ukraine’s territory by force, “are illegal”.

Civilian areas bombarded

Since Monday morning, Russia has launched dozens of rockets targeting civilian areas in many Ukrainian cities, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, in retaliation for the bombing of a Russian bridge to Crimea on Monday. Saturday. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said the attack was “an unacceptable escalation” in Russia’s February 24 invasion of the neighboring country.

Speaking at the start of the debate on Monday, Mr. Kőrösi said that “when viewing images of destroyed cities and scattered corpses becomes a daily routine, we lose our humanity… We must find a political solution based on the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”

Secret ballot denied

The debate began with a procedural vote on a measure for which Russia had proposed that the draft Ukraine resolution being debated, voted by secret ballot, did not pass a vote. open-recorded.

Albania’s proposal received 107 votes in favor, 13 against and 39 abstentions, with representatives of the country arguing that it would set a “dangerous precedent” if a substantive issue of peace and Security is voted on by secret ballot.

Overview of the 11th Emergency Special Session to be resumed of the General Assembly on Ukraine.

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Overview of the 11th Emergency Special Session to be resumed of the General Assembly on Ukraine.

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