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UN Passes Resolution Condemning Russia

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March 2, 2022
The results of a General Assembly vote on a resolution is shown on a screen during a special session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on March 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly passed a resolution on March 2 condemning Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The United States and Israel were among the 141 countries that voted in favor of the resolution; the only five countries to vote against it were Russia, Syria, North Korea, Belarus and Eritrea. There were also 35 countries who abstained, including China and Iran.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides tweeted, “Enormous thanks to Israel for helping rally more members to stand with Ukraine in today’s historic @UN vote.”

 

The European Leadership Network (ELNET) noted in a tweet that Israel had co-sponsored the resolution. “ELNET commends the community of nations that voted at the @UN to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” they wrote.

The American Jewish Committee tweeted, “The overwhelming majority of @UN member states have sent a clear message to Putin: end your illegal and immoral attack on Ukraine. We join world leaders in affirming Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence.”

UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer tweeted that it was a “missed opportunity” that the UNGA didn’t take any action to remove Russia from the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC). “In 2010-11, we led the successful campaign to expel Qaddafi’s Libya from the UNHRC,” Neuer wrote. “I won’t give up until we do the same to Vladimir Putin.”

 

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