The emergency meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in New York began shortly after 12 pm – Brasília time, with the aim of voting a resolution condemning the Russian military offensive in Ukraine, by the 193 member countries of the session. emergency of the General Assembly. Assembly President Abdullah Shahid opened the meeting with a minute’s silence in honor of the victims of war and in a speech in defense of peace he stressed that weapons are better when they are not used.
The convening of the 193 member countries for the emergency session was approved yesterday (27) by the Security Council, when 11 countries voted in favor, including Brazil, the United States and France. Russia was against the decision, but could not use the power of veto, as this type of procedure is not allowed. Three nations abstained from voting: China, India and the United Arab Emirates.
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This is the first time since 1982 that the Security Council has called for an emergency session of the General Assembly. The call for a session on Ukraine comes after Russia on Friday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored the invasion of Moscow.
