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Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Syria
The deteriorating security environment in Syria continues to negatively impact the humanitarian situation. Military activities, airstrikes, shellings go unabated on all active fronts of Syrian battlefield.
Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and UN Security Council President
On the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Russian aggression against Georgia, Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and UN Security Council President.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the siege of Aleppo (Syria)
Since April, the situation in the Aleppo province has been steadily deteriorating with the Syrian regime forces moving closer to cutting the vital supply line along the Castello road. During a number of sessions of the UN Security Council we raised this issue. Now those fears became a reality — a real-time unfolding of a humanitarian disaster for around 300 thousand people.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN Security Council open debate on children and armed conflict
It is completely unacceptable that children continue to bear the brunt of suffering in war and armed conflict. The ongoing crises and violent conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, DRC and in many other places have claimed the lives of thousands of children and disrupted the daily lives of millions of others.
Letter from Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko to UN Secretary-General and UN Security Council President on Russian president's null and void decision on Crimea
The Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko sent a letter to UN Secretary-General and UN Security Council President regarding the Russian president's null and void “decision" of July 28, 2016 on inclusion of temporarily occupied Crimea into Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine after the vote on the draft resolution on Burundi
Recognizing the continued violations of human rights and deterioration of humanitarian situation in Burundi, our delegation strongly supports the deployment of the United Nations police component in the country.
Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko informed the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Koro Bessho, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, about the escalation of the situation in the Donbass
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is deeply concerned by severe escalation of the security situationin the anti-terrorist operation zone (ATO). Just during the 22-24 July of this year, militants supported by the Russian Federation fired189 times towards the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
At the present High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, we raise a vital issue about where we stand in year one of the implementation of 2030 Agenda and what insights this pact for future generations brings us.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the open debate on the working methods of the Security Council
The issue of the Council’s working methods never fails to invite criticism from the wider UN membership, which has a strong perspective on how the Council should or should not discharge its duties.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine in the UNSC briefing on non-proliferation
We highly commend the dedicated efforts of the UN Secretariat, IAEA as well as the Facilitator’s team, aimed at full and proper implementation of the JCPOA and UNSC resolution 2231, which inaugurated a new stage not only in Iranian nuclear issue but also in the non-proliferation regime in general.