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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262

October 14, 2023

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 was adopted on 27 March 2014 by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to the Russian annexation of Crimea and entitled "territorial integrity of Ukraine". The nonbinding resolution, which was supported by 100 United Nations member states, affirmed the General Assembly's commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and underscored the invalidity of the 2014 Crimean referendum. Eleven nations voted against the resolution, while 58 abstained, and a further 24 states were absent when the vote took place.[1][2][3][4]

UN General Assembly
Resolution 68/262
  
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Date27 March 2014
Meeting no.80th Plenary
CodeA/RES/68/262 (Document)
SubjectTerritorial Integrity of Ukraine
Voting summary
  • 100 voted for
  • 11 voted against
  • 58 abstained
  • 24 absent
ResultResolution adopted
A map showing the vote for the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 in Europe.
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A map showing the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 vote in Africa.
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The resolution was introduced by Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine.[5] The adoption of the resolution was preceded by the unsuccessful attempts of the United Nations Security Council, which convened seven sessions to address the Crimean crisis, only to face a Russian veto[6] of draft resolution S/2014/189,[7] sponsored by 42 countries.[3][4][8]

Voting rationales Edit

Nicos Emiliou, permanent representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, who favoured the resolution, said that "Cyprus underlines the importance of respecting the fundamental principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of all states, including Ukraine".[9] Emiliou urged to conduct a probe on all acts of violence and encouraged Russia to engage in a diplomatic solution.[9]

The permanent representative of China to the United Nations, Liu Jieyi, whose country abstained from voting, stated that "in the context of the ongoing diplomatic mediation efforts by the parties concerned, an attempt to push ahead with the UNGA vote on the draft resolution on the question of Ukraine will only further complicate the situation".[5]

Russian reaction Edit

On 28 March 2014, the Russian Federation stated that the resolution was counterproductive and accused Western states of using blackmail and threats to drum up approval votes.[10]

Voting Edit

Vote[11] Quantity States % of votes % of total
UN members
Approve 100 Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States 59.17% 51.81%
Against 11 Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe 6.51% 5.70%
Abstain 58 Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nauru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia 34.32% 30.05%
Absent 24 Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Serbia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen – 12.44%
Total 193 – 100% 100%

Related resolutions Edit

  • Res. 71/205, 19 December 2016, "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)."[12][13]
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    A map showing the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 vote in the Middle East.
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    Res. 72/190, 19 December 2017, "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine."[14]
  • Res. 73/194, 17 December 2018, "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov."[15]
  • Res. 73/263, 22 December 2018, "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine."[16]
  • Res. 74/17, 9 December 2019, "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov."[17]
  • Res. 74/168, 18 December 2019, "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine."[18]
  • Res. 75/29, 7 December 2020, "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov."[19]
  • Res. 75/192, 16 December 2020, "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine."[20]
  • Res. 76/70, 9 December 2021, "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov"[21]
  • Res. 76/179, 16 December 2021, "Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine"[22]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Vote by U.N. General Assembly Isolates Russia," 27 March 2014, New York Times retrieved 31 January 2022
  2. ^ Alex Felton; Marie-Louise Gumuchian (27 March 2014). "U.N. General Assembly resolution calls Crimean referendum invalid". cnn.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b MacFarquhar, Neil (23 September 2014). "Ukraine's Best Pitch Might Come From the Sidelines". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Reuters: "Explainer-Can the U.N. Do More Than Just Talk About Russia, Ukraine Crisis?," 31 January 2022, U.S. News & World Report, retrieved 31 January 2022
  5. ^ a b . Xinhua. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Backing Ukraine's territorial integrity, UN Assembly declares Crimea referendum invalid". UN. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ^ S/2014/189 Retrieved 5 September 2017. (https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2014/189)
  8. ^ "Russia Vetoes U.N. Resolution on Crimea," 15 March 2014, New York Times retrieved 31 January 2022
  9. ^ a b "Cyprus votes in favour of UN resolution on Crimea". Cyprus Mail. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Russia criticizes U.N. resolution condemning Crimea's secession". Reuters. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Territorial integrity of Ukraine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly". United Nations. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  12. ^ "UN General Assembly votes for resolution on human rights in Crimea". UNIAN.info. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Resolution 71/205 "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)"" (PDF). United Nations. 19 December 2016.
  14. ^ Pechonchyk, Tetiana (19 December 2017). "New UN resolution on Crimea confirms Russia is an occupying power, brings 10 important changes for Ukraine". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  15. ^ "UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Crimea". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  16. ^ "United Nations Official Document". www.un.org. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  17. ^ Resolution 74/17, 'Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov' (PDF). United Nations. 9 December 2019.
  18. ^ "A/RES/74/168". undocs.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov". United Nations Digital Library System. 7 December 2020.
  20. ^ "A/RES/75/192 - E - A/RES/75/192 -Desktop". undocs.org. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  21. ^ "A/RES/76/70". undocs.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ^ "A/RES/76/179". undocs.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

External links Edit

  • United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 on wikisource.org

October 14, 2023
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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68 262 was adopted on 27 March 2014 by the sixty eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to the Russian annexation of Crimea and entitled territorial integrity of Ukraine The nonbinding resolution which was supported by 100 United Nations member states affirmed the General Assembly s commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and underscored the invalidity of the 2014 Crimean referendum Eleven nations voted against the resolution while 58 abstained and a further 24 states were absent when the vote took place 1 2 3 4 UN General AssemblyResolution 68 262 In favour Against Abstained Absent Non UN memberDate27 March 2014Meeting no 80th PlenaryCodeA RES 68 262 Document SubjectTerritorial Integrity of UkraineVoting summary100 voted for11 voted against58 abstained24 absentResultResolution adoptedA map showing the vote for the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68 262 in Europe In favour Against Abstained Absent Non UN memberA map showing the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68 262 vote in Africa In favour Against Abstained Absent Non UN memberThe resolution was introduced by Canada Costa Rica Germany Lithuania Poland and Ukraine 5 The adoption of the resolution was preceded by the unsuccessful attempts of the United Nations Security Council which convened seven sessions to address the Crimean crisis only to face a Russian veto 6 of draft resolution S 2014 189 7 sponsored by 42 countries 3 4 8 Contents 1 Voting rationales 2 Russian reaction 3 Voting 4 Related resolutions 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksVoting rationales EditNicos Emiliou permanent representative of Cyprus to the United Nations who favoured the resolution said that Cyprus underlines the importance of respecting the fundamental principles of sovereignty territorial integrity and independence of all states including Ukraine 9 Emiliou urged to conduct a probe on all acts of violence and encouraged Russia to engage in a diplomatic solution 9 The permanent representative of China to the United Nations Liu Jieyi whose country abstained from voting stated that in the context of the ongoing diplomatic mediation efforts by the parties concerned an attempt to push ahead with the UNGA vote on the draft resolution on the question of Ukraine will only further complicate the situation 5 Russian reaction EditOn 28 March 2014 the Russian Federation stated that the resolution was counterproductive and accused Western states of using blackmail and threats to drum up approval votes 10 Voting EditVote 11 Quantity States of votes of totalUN membersApprove 100 Albania Andorra Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Benin Bhutan Bulgaria Cape Verde Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kiribati Kuwait Latvia Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Malaysia Maldives Malta Marshall Islands Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia Spain South Korea Sweden Switzerland Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States 59 17 51 81 Against 11 Armenia Belarus Bolivia Cuba Nicaragua North Korea Russia Sudan Syria Venezuela Zimbabwe 6 51 5 70 Abstain 58 Afghanistan Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bangladesh Botswana Brazil Brunei Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia China Comoros Djibouti Dominica Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Guyana India Iraq Jamaica Kazakhstan Kenya Lesotho Mali Mauritania Mongolia Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nauru Pakistan Paraguay Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sao Tome and Principe Senegal South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Uruguay Uzbekistan Vietnam Zambia 34 32 30 05 Absent 24 Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of the Congo Cote d Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ghana Grenada Guinea Bissau Iran Israel Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Morocco Oman Serbia Tajikistan Timor Leste Tonga Turkmenistan Tuvalu United Arab Emirates Vanuatu Yemen 12 44 Total 193 100 100 Related resolutions EditRes 71 205 19 December 2016 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine 12 13 nbsp A map showing the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68 262 vote in the Middle East In favour Against Abstained Absent Non UN memberRes 72 190 19 December 2017 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine 14 Res 73 194 17 December 2018 Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov 15 Res 73 263 22 December 2018 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine 16 Res 74 17 9 December 2019 Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov 17 Res 74 168 18 December 2019 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine 18 Res 75 29 7 December 2020 Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov 19 Res 75 192 16 December 2020 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine 20 Res 76 70 9 December 2021 Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov 21 Res 76 179 16 December 2021 Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine 22 See also Edit2021 2022 Russo Ukrainian crisis 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly ES 11 1 Aggression against Ukraine ES 11 2 Humanitarian consequences of the aggression against Ukraine ES 11 3 Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council ES 11 4 Territorial integrity of Ukraine ES 11 5 Furtherance of remedy and reparation for aggression against Ukraine ES 11 6 Principles of the Charter of the United Nations underlying a comprehensive just and lasting peace in Ukraine Legality of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine United Nations Security Council Resolution 2623References Edit Vote by U N General Assembly Isolates Russia 27 March 2014 New York Times retrieved 31 January 2022 Alex Felton Marie Louise Gumuchian 27 March 2014 U N General Assembly resolution calls Crimean referendum invalid cnn com Retrieved 20 October 2015 a b MacFarquhar Neil 23 September 2014 Ukraine s Best Pitch Might Come From the Sidelines www nytimes com Retrieved 27 July 2022 a b Reuters Explainer Can the U N Do More Than Just Talk About Russia Ukraine Crisis 31 January 2022 U S News amp World Report retrieved 31 January 2022 a b UN General Assembly adopts resolution affirming Ukraine s territorial integrity Xinhua 28 March 2014 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 30 March 2014 Backing Ukraine s territorial integrity UN Assembly declares Crimea referendum invalid UN 27 March 2014 Retrieved 30 March 2014 S 2014 189 Retrieved 5 September 2017 https www un org en ga search view doc asp symbol S 2014 189 Russia Vetoes U N Resolution on Crimea 15 March 2014 New York Times retrieved 31 January 2022 a b Cyprus votes in favour of UN resolution on Crimea Cyprus Mail 28 March 2014 Retrieved 30 March 2014 Russia criticizes U N resolution condemning Crimea s secession Reuters 28 March 2014 Retrieved 30 March 2014 Territorial integrity of Ukraine resolution adopted by the General Assembly United Nations 27 March 2014 Retrieved 29 October 2020 UN General Assembly votes for resolution on human rights in Crimea UNIAN info Retrieved 26 October 2017 Resolution 71 205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine PDF United Nations 19 December 2016 Pechonchyk Tetiana 19 December 2017 New UN resolution on Crimea confirms Russia is an occupying power brings 10 important changes for Ukraine Euromaidan Press Retrieved 14 July 2019 UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Crimea www ukrinform net Retrieved 23 January 2019 United Nations Official Document www un org Retrieved 20 February 2019 Resolution 74 17 Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov PDF United Nations 9 December 2019 A RES 74 168 undocs org Retrieved 5 January 2022 Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Ukraine as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov United Nations Digital Library System 7 December 2020 A RES 75 192 E A RES 75 192 Desktop undocs org Retrieved 19 September 2021 A RES 76 70 undocs org Retrieved 5 January 2022 A RES 76 179 undocs org Retrieved 5 January 2022 External links EditUnited Nations General Assembly Resolution 68 262 on wikisource org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68 262 amp oldid 1177387894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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