ON March 2, 2022 the United Nations held an emergency session.
The UN emergency session comes in light of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Who voted against United Nations resolution?
On Wednesdays vote a total of 141 of the 193 member states voted for the resolution.
However, 35 abstained and a total of five nations voted against the resolution.
The emergency session was regarding voting to deplore Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calling for the immediate withdrawal of its forces.
The following countries voted in support of Moscow: Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria.
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The following US allies Cuba and Nicaragua joined China in abstaining.
The UN’s resolution stated that the UN: “deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.”
It also demanded that “the Russian Federation immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine” and “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces.”
What is the United Nations?
The United Nations is a intergovernmental organization.
Their ultimate goal is to maintain international peace and security.
The organization was founded on October 24, 1945 in San Francisco, California.
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Now the headquarters is located in New York City, New York.
It was founded when as World War II was about to end in 1945, as nations wanted peace after being left in ruins.
“Representatives of 50 countries gathered at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California from 25 April to 26 June 1945,” states the official website.
This led to them signing and creating the UN Charter, which created a new international organization, the United Nations.
What countries make up the United Nations?
There are many countries and states that make up the United Nations.
As of now, there are a total of 193 Member States that make up the organization.
A few of the members include:
- United States of America
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Spain
- Mexico
- Ukraine
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