JAKARTA - The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution demanding Russia to immediately end its military invasion of Ukraine. A total of 141 UN member countries provided support, including Indonesia.
Reporting from the NBC News Twitter account, five-member states rejected the resolution. While 35 countries voted to abstain.
JUST IN: UN General Assembly votes to reprimand Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces.
• 141 nations voted in favor
• 5 opposed
• 35 abstainedhttps://t.co/hf5YOfDLmi pic.twitter.com/CPPovokLNQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 2, 2022
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, took to his official Twitter account, saying that the UN General Assembly resolution reflects the real truth.
"The world community wants the suffering suffered by the victims of the attacks in Ukraine to end soon", Guterres continued, Wednesday, March 2.
Today’s #UNGA resolution reflects a central truth:
The world wants an end to the tremendous human suffering in Ukraine.
I will continue to do everything in my power to contribute to an immediate cessation of hostilities and urgent negotiations for peace. pic.twitter.com/vhAol1kyfi
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) March 2, 2022
Guterres reiterated his determination to stop the ongoing hostilities at all costs. He also sought emergency negotiations for peace in Ukraine.
"I will continue to do everything in my power to end hostilities and seek immediate negotiations so that peace can be achieved", he said.
VOIR éGALEMENT:
Meanwhile, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdullah Shahid, emphasized that the resolution demanded that Russia's invasion of Ukraine be ended as soon as possible. Russia was asked to immediately withdraw all military forces from Ukrainian territory within internationally recognized borders.
"I along with member states (UN) would like to voice our concerns about 'reports of attacks on civilian facilities such as settlements, schools, and hospitals, as well as attacks on civilians, including women, the elderly, and people with disabilities and children", he said, citing a text he read Wednesday, based on a report on the UN's official website.
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