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Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the meeting of the UNGA 4th Committee on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects
PKOs should be provided with clear and achievable mandates sufficient to ensure security and safety of civilians, including stopping the illegal inflow of weapons and mercenaries.
Statement by H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, at the UNSC briefing on the situation in Ukraine
It is very unfortunate that the Kremlin chose the path of further escalation of the situation instead of full implementation of the Minsk Agreements. So-called “early elections” in the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are null and void.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA First Committee Thematic Debate on Regional Disarmament and Security
The occupation and subsequent militarization of the Crimean Peninsula led to the expansion of the area of use of Russian warships and military aircraft in the Black Sea region and far beyond in the entire Mediterranean basin.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine on the Report of the International Criminal Court
Ukraine lodged two declarations under the Rome Statute accepting the ICC’s jurisdiction over crimes committed on its territory since November 2013. It is a priority to prosecute and hold to account organizers, supporters and perpetrators of grave crimes committed in Ukraine.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine At the 73 UN GA First Committee Thematic Debate on Conventional Arms
The Russian Federation continues to transfer illegally arms and ammunition and send its military personnel to our territory through uncontrolled parts of the Ukraine-Russian border, thus deliberately promoting destabilization in the region.
Statement by Ms. Oksana Zolotarova, Acting Director-General of the Directorate General for International Law, MFA of Ukraine, on the Report of the International Court of Justice
Ukraine welcomes that the Court reaffirmed the binding nature of its Order and directed Russia to report on concrete steps taken to implement it by 18 January 2019.
Statement by Ms. Oksana Zolotarova, Acting Director-General of the Directorate General for International Law, MFA of Ukraine, at the UNGA Sixth Committee meeting
Unlawful activities in and around occupied Crimea are not limited to international humanitarian law and include the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine 73 UN GA First Committee Thematic Debate on Nuclear Weapons
Brutal violation of international obligations, including under the Budapest Memorandum, by Russia – a nuclear-weapon state and a permanent UN Security Council member, has undermined the whole UN-based security system.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine before the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly on Questions Relating to Information
We reiterate our resolute protest against ongoing unlawful actions of the Russian Federation towards Roman Sushchenko, a foreign correspondent for Ukrainian online news agency UKRINFORM.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA Third Committee meeting on promotion and protection of the rights of children
Ukraine is taking further steps to improve its legislation and ensure the access of children with special educational needs to free educational, psychological, pedagogical and correctional development services.