I will be brief. We have always called and continue to call for the adoption by consensus of humanitarian resolutions in the General Assembly, and this year is no exception.
However, given our country’s position vis-à-vis the International Criminal Court (ICC), which we stated earlier (see A/78/PV.…
We thank the European Union delegation for preparing draft resolution A/78/L.17, the consultations held and its generally constructive approach. There is no doubt that the issues of ensuring the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and the protection of United Nations personnel must remain …
I would like to make a statement on agenda items 9 and 13.
With regard to agenda item 9, the Russian delegation supports the adoption of the report on the results of the work of the Economic and Social Council for the period 2022–2023 (A/78/3). We underscore the key role played by the Council as th…
The Russian Federation will join the consensus on the three political declarations on health (draft resolutions A/78/L.2, A/78/L.3 and A/78/L.4).
I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the coordinators of the consultations on universal health coverage, the Permanent Representatives of Guyana an…
We align ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations.
The language in the outcome document (draft resolution A/78/.L.1), especially its evaluative and operative parts, contains important elements for the future of a multipolar …
We would like to thank Kazakhstan for introducing resolution 77/338 and express our regret that a vote on it was requested, despite the fact that our delegation is trying to not politicize a whole host of resolutions on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, independently…
In a spirit of solidarity with countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Russian Federation joined consensus on resolution 77/337 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community. At the same time, once again we would like to underscore our position that rather than en…
Our delegation joined consensus today on the adoption of resolution 77/334, on the follow up on the review of the implementation of the objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”. Of course, this is an important stage for
the process of discussing water a…
With respect to the Japanese starting the process of releasing radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power station, we would like to underscore that the Russian Federation is closely following developments in the situation. We trust that Tokyo will demonstrate full transparency regarding the
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We would like to thank the delegation of Tunisia, as the coordinator of the negotiations, for their constructive efforts to reach consensus.
The Russian Federation supported the Tunisian prepared resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francopho…
We have carefully reviewed the reports of the President and the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism on the activities of that body over the past six months.
The situation of the Residual Mechanism is still best described by the Russian proverb: “Nothing is more permanent than a tempo…
We commend Bangladesh for its facilitation of the negotiations process. Russia joined the consensus on resolution 77/287.
The sixteenth preambular paragraph retains a reference to the outcome document of the review conference on the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population …
We thank the facilitators of the negotiations on the modalities resolution on the high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 77/275), the Permanent Representatives of Israel and Morocco, for their efforts to find mutually acceptable compromises and solutions in …
We thank the presidency for having convened today’s debate. We also thank our briefers today.
Sea level rise is a global challenge that calls for the particular attention of many States, including ours. Russia has the world’s third-longest coastline. Our territory ecompasses more than 1,300 islands…
My delegation has always supported the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as a key United Nations structure for enabling the international community to coordinate solutions to environmental issues and for supporting the environmental pillar of sustainable development. On the issue of the el…
We would like to note that we did not undermine the consensus. However, our delegation would like to dissociate itself from the consensus, given that the European Union and its structures — unfortunately — are politicizing environmental and climate cooperation.
I should like to begin with a procedural point. Today we have twice heard statements on behalf of the European Union, one of which was made during the introduction of draft resolutions A/77/L.34 and A/77/L.35. We wish to ask the European Union to adhere to the rules of procedure.
We note with satis…
There are different interpretations of the statistics. I would like to draw members’ attention to the content of the website managed by our United Nations colleagues and the data of the Joint Coordination Centre. As of 29 October, the grain corridor in the Black Sea had granted passage to 409 ships,…
Accusations were levelled against the Russian Federation that distort reality. We have responded to them repeatedly, and therefore we will not spend time on them today.
We would like to underscore that a number of States have once again demonstrated that they have been exploiting Africa and the Afr…
We thank Ms. Pobee, Mr. Gahouma-Bekale and Mr. Youssef for their briefings.
The Russian Federation considers the problem of climate change a top priority, especially in regions such as Africa that are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. It is an undeniable fact that climate-induced drough…
