UNGA Emergency Special Session on Ukraine to resume on March 23

The Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine will resume on Wednesday after 22 member states including France the UK and the US wrote to the President of the 193member UN body Abdulla Shahid to convene the meetingThe UN General Assembly the most representative body of the United Nations had on February 28 convened the rare emergency session on Russias aggression against UkraineShahid presided over the unprecedented session from February 28 to March 2 It was only the 11th such emergency session of the General Assembly since 1950Shahid received a letter from 22 member states calling for the resumption of the 11th Emergency Special Session of the UNGA In a tweet on Monday the UNGA president said he will be convening the Emergency Special Session on March 23 in the General Assembly HallA draft resolution sponsored by Ukraine and other member states has been submitted and is being processed said Paulina Kubiak Greer spokesperson for the President of the General AssemblyThe countries that wrote to Shahid calling for the resumption of the session include Canada France Germany Italy Japan Poland Turkey Ukraine the UK and the USBefore the end of the session on March 2 the General Assembly had voted to reaffirm its commitment to the sovereignty independence unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders and deplored in the strongest terms Russias aggression against UkraineIndia along with 34 other nations had abstained on the resolution which was adopted with 141 votes in favour and five member states voting againstThe resolution urged the immediate peaceful resolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine through political dialogue negotiations mediation and other peaceful meansNearly 100 UN member states including Afghanistan Canada France Germany Ireland Kuwait Singapore Turkey Ukraine the UK and the US had cosponsored the resolution titled Aggression Against UkraineIn the Explanation of Vote in the General Assembly India had said it was deeply concerned over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the ensuing humanitarian crisis It had demanded safe and uninterrupted passage for all its nationals including students who were stranded in Ukraine and cities in the conflict zonesIndias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti had said that India remained firm in its conviction that differences can only be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and added that New Delhi supported the international communitys call for an immediate ceasefireThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever