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United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES‑11/1 is a resolution of the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 2 March 2022. It deplored Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demanded a full withdrawal of Russian forces and a reversal of its decision to recognise the self-declared People's Republics ...
President Jair Bolsonaro declined to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while departing from his government's official stance at the United Nations to say Brazil would remain neutral. [286] Brazil supported a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine at a United Nations Security Council meeting on 25 February. [287]
The vote came just days before the U.S. election with the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump signaling little interest in changing policy.
A plenary meeting of the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 28 February 2022 at the United Nations headquarters. [1] Called by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2623 , adopted on February 27, it addresses the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
Nuclear powers find common ground over Ukraine invasion despite being rivals
Prior to the vote on the resolution, Russia called for the measure to be voted on by secret ballot, arguing that countries would have difficulties representing certain positions in public. Russia's proposal was rejected by the General Assembly with 107 votes in favour of a public vote, 13 against and 39 abstaining. [ 10 ]
On October 17, 2023, a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for humanitarian access, safe evacuation of civilians, and release of hostages was proposed by Russia's U.N. delegation. It did not receive the required nine votes in the UNSC, only receiving four votes in favor, four votes against, and six abstaining. [2]
The agreement between Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro in July 1962, to place nuclear missiles and bombers on the communist island nation was a response to ...