Speeches
Statement by H.E. Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, at the UNSC Arria-formula meeting on the Russian occupation of Crimea
The reaction of the international community to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine can be compared to inappropriate use of drugs to treat a sick patient: if this patient doesn't complete a full course of proper antibiotics, some microbes may survive & develop resistance to a drug.
Joint statement of Ukraine and Georgia at the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations under agenda item “The peaceful settlement of disputes”
we deem it urgent for the UN family to take measures to limit the ability of a party to conflict to influence decisions within the United Nations, especially in the Security Council, which are aimed at peaceful settlement and resolution.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the 57th Session of Commission on Social Development
The following issues are identified as the main priorities for Ukraine: promotion of productive employment, labour market reform; creation of a fair pension insurance system; ensuring effective state social support of the population; development of social services in the territorial communities; protection of children's rights.
Statement by Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine
Everyday developments prove that it is only Russia and its ongoing military activity in the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine that constitute for now an unsurmountable obstacle for the peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the general debate of the regular session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations
Ukraine as a peace-loving state will continue to be an active participant of the UN PKO endeavor by widening the geography of its presence in operations around the world in order to assist this Organization in prevention of conflicts and ensuring sustaining peace.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the first informal meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform during the 73rd UNGA session
In the decade that passed the Council has barely adapted to the demands and challenges of the new century.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA meeting on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations
President of Ukraine put forward an initiative to mobilize international humanitarian assistance through establishing patronage of European counties over concrete conflict-affected cities and villages of Donbass with the aim of their reconstruction and rehabilitation
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA plenary meeting on oceans and the law of the sea
Today at the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, Ukraine briefed the UN Member States about unlawful actions of the Russian Federation undermining the safety and security of navigation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN Security Council open debate on cooperation between the UN and regional organizations
We would like to see a more robust practical cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Statement by Mr. Volodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, at the UNSC meeting on the Russian military aggression against Ukraine in the Kerch Strait
The dramatic escalation of the situation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov needs a prompt reaction. We call on the international community to implement a new set of sanctions against the Russian Federation.