"AGGRESSION"

Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told the Security Council that the principles of Integral Ukrainian Nationalism are based “on the supremacy of the Ukrainian nation over others” and said this was “the reason why Russophobia has become the ideology of an independent Ukraine.” UNIFEED

The UN's Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths appealed for USD 4.3 billion to assist 17.3 million of Yemen’s most vulnerable people, after years of grinding war and economic hardship. UNTV CH

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is “under assault from all sides,” reiterating that “we must revitalize the Universal Declaration and ensure its full implementation to face the new challenges of today and tomorrow.” UNTV CH

Speaking at the opening of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged States to “rekindle the spirit, the impulse and the vitality that led to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago.” UNTV CH

Talking about the situation in Ukraine, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said, “This is not only an illegal war but also a unilateral war.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General warned the Security Council that “veiled threats to use nuclear weapons in the context of the conflict have spiked nuclear risks to levels not seen since the darkest days of the Cold War” and declared that “these threats are unacceptable.” UNIFEED

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said she had made a point of being present in New York, “not to celebrate an anniversary but to mark the date that is a solemn date, a sad date,” one year since Russia “launched its war of aggression against Ukraine.” UNIFEED

Representatives from Ukraine, European Union and the United States spoke to journalists after the General Assembly approved, with 141 votes in favour and seven against, a resolution asking for an end to the conflict in Ukraine. UNIFEED

Marking one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly approved today a resolution underscoring “the need to reach, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly started today an Emergency Special Session to mark one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and discuss a peace resolution that should be voted later this week. UNIFEED