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GA Emergency Session On Ukraine Set To Conclude With Vote Condemning Russia

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The United Nations General Assembly 11th Emergency Special Session is set to conclude soon with a vote on a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

  • Livestream: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bnnr4ntp
  • US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield: ""Now, at more than any other point in recent history, the United Nations is being challenged. If the United Nations has any purpose, it is to prevent war, it is to condemn war, to stop war. That is our job here today."
  • Link to draft resolution: https://undocs.org/en/a/es-11/L.1
  • Russian Ambassador to UN says his delegation will present evidence of Ukrainian war crimes. Says members should vote against resolution, arguing it could lead to escalation.

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