In accordance with the UN Charter, the United Nations General Assembly is demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from Ukraine on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
The United Nations adopted a new resolution calling for an end to the war at its eleventh emergency special session, just hours before the conflict entered its second year on Friday.
141 Member States voted in favor, with seven voting against: Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Belarus, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. China, India, and Pakistan were among the 32 abstentions.
The Assembly reiterated its demand that Russia “immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine and called for a cessation of hostilities,” according to the 11-paragraph resolution.
Through the resolution, the Assembly urged Member States to work together in a spirit of solidarity to deal with the global effects of the war on food security, energy, finances, the environment, and nuclear safety. The Assembly also urged all nations to support the Secretary-General in his efforts to address these impacts, underscoring that arrangements for a lasting peace should take these aspects into account.
The General Assembly’s President, Csaba Krösi, stated that the 193-member Assembly, the Secretary-General, and the international community “have been consistent and vocal in their calls to end this war, and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law” for a full year before the reprised session began debating the resolution.
In the resolution, the Assembly reiterated its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, including its territorial waters.
In addition, the Assembly emphasized the necessity of independent national or international investigations and prosecutions to ensure justice for all victims and prevent future crimes, as well as to ensure accountability for the most serious violations of international law committed in Ukraine.
Two Belarusian amendments were rejected by the world body on Thursday. The first proposal would have changed some of the provisions of the resolution, and the second would have asked Member States, among other things, not to send weapons into the conflict zone.
The Assembly President stated at the start of the Wednesday session that the world is facing “stark choices about who we are as an international community” in this “new chapter of history.” He stated, “These choices will either set us on a path of aggression, war, normalized violations of international law, and collapsed global action” or “a path of solidarity and collective resolve to uphold the tenets of the UN Charter.”
After Russia voted a resolution that would have condemned the invasion of Ukraine, members of the UN Security Council had voted to allow the General Assembly to convene the eleventh emergency special session days after the invasion on February 24, 2022.
When the Council fails to act, the Assembly can take up international peace and security issues in accordance with 1950 resolution 377A(V).
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