2623 (2022) SC
Security Council resolution 2623 (2022) [on convening an emergency special session of the General Assembly on Ukraine]
77
Session
11
Yes
1
No
3
Abstentions
| Draft symbol | S/2022/160 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 2623 (2022) |
| Category | GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS |
| Sponsors (2) |
Albania and United States of America
France
|
| P5 Positions |
Russia
✗
United States
✓
United Kingdom
✓
China
~
France
✓
|
| UN Document | 2623 (2022) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.8980
Speeches following this vote (15)
Mrs. Thomas-Greenfield
On Friday night, we stood together outside this Chamber to declare that the Russian veto (see S/PV.8979) would not stop us from holding Russia accountable for invading a sovereign State — a State that dared to be a democracy. Russia vetoed Friday’s draft resolution (S/2022/155) but, as I have said before,
Russia cannot veto our voices, Russia cannot veto the Ukrainian people, and Russia cannot v…
Mr. Hoxha
Albania voted in favour and welcomes the adoption of resolution 2623 (2022). Formally, this short text is of a purely procedural nature, but its significance is of historic proportions. Last Friday (see S/PV.8979), a veto tried to lock the United Nations at a time when we need it most. That is no longer the case. The five lines of the text we have just adopted open the big doors of the place wher…
Mr. De Rivière
On Friday (see S/PV.8979), the Russian Federation was alone in the Council in blocking the adoption of draft resolution S/2022/155, co-sponsored by 82 United Nations Member States. It called for an end to the aggression against Ukraine. France does not accept such obstruction. It therefore voted today in favour of resolution 2623 (2022), which calls for convening an emergency special session of t…
Mr. Kelly
Ireland once again strongly condemns the Russian Federation’s further invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign and independent country. Since we last met on Friday (see S/PV.8979), the Russian Federation has intensified its unjustified
and unprovoked attack against Ukraine. Russia’s aggression is causing mounting hardship and suffering for the people of Ukraine, who have shown remarkable resilience and …
Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez
On Friday, 25 February (see S/PV.8979), as a result of the exercise of the veto, the Security Council was unable to fulfil its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, as it was unable to adopt draft resolution S/2022/155, on the situation in Ukraine, despite the fact that 11 members voted in favour of it.
In response to the paralysis of the Security Counci…
Mr. Zhang Jun
We are currently witnessing dramatic changes in the situation in Ukraine. China has on many occasions made its position clear on the issue of Ukraine, and it remains unchanged. We believe that the top priority now is for all parties to exercise the necessary restraint to prevent the situation in Ukraine from deteriorating. China supports and encourages all diplomatic efforts conducive to the peac…
Mr. Tirumurti
It is regrettable that the situation in Ukraine has worsened further since the Security Council last convened on this matter (see S/PV.8979). We reiterate our call for an immediate cessation of violence and an end to all hostilities. There is no other choice but to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue.
Our Prime Minister has advocated this strongly in his recent conversations with the le…
Ms. Juul
Norway voted in favour of resolution 2623 (2022).
Just two days ago, in this Chamber (see S/PV.8979), we all saw that Russia was isolated and had no support for its attack on Ukraine. Russia’s action is unacceptable. Russia is wrong. Russia is the aggressor that violates the very core principles of international law that the United Nations stands for.
On Friday, the Security Council failed to u…
Mr. Costa Filho
Last Friday (see S/PV.8979), my delegation laid out before the Security Council a comprehensive view of its concerns regarding the security developments in and around Ukraine. Nothing in the intervening period has allayed those concerns. On the contrary, in fact, as we speak the number of casualties, the human suffering and the risks to international peace and security keep increasing by the hour…
Ms. Koumby Missambo
The Council meets today, Sunday, in an attempt to echo the unequivocal messages of the international community against the war in Ukraine. As we stated in the Council just two days ago (see S/PV.8979), we reiterate our ongoing commitment to the founding principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which must be respected by each of its Member States. We also have faith in international solida…
Mr. Abushahab
The United Arab Emirates regrets the fact that the situation in Ukraine has worsened since our last meeting (see S/PV.8979) and reiterates its call for a cessation of hostilities. We remain steadfast in our belief that dialogue and diplomacy should be the only path to resolving differences. We therefore welcome today’s news that talks may commence tomorrow morning on the Ukraine-Belarus border. T…
Mr. Agyeman
Let me begin by acknowledging the dangerous moments in which we live and noting the necessity for diplomacy to triumph over war. I therefore urge that, even at this difficult moment, and as diplomatic representatives of our States, we maintain the commitment of our States to dialogue and the objectives of peace.
Last Friday, because of the exercise of the veto (see S/PV.8979), the Council was un…
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation.
Russia voted against resolution 2623 (2022) because its authors proposed that it be placed on record that the Security Council is unable to uphold its primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. There is no hint in the text of any attempt to find a constructive solution in th…
Mr. Kyslytsya
I would like to express my gratitude to those Council members that have supported the request to call for an emergency special session of the General Assembly.
I immediately express my regret that, once again, rule 20 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure has not been properly applied by the presidency. However, I express my relief that this rape of the institution of the presidency of…
Draft resolution text UNBench dataset (Liang et al.) ↗
The Security Council,
Having considered the item on the agenda of its 8979th meeting, as contained in document S/Agenda/8979,
Taking into account that the lack of unanimity of its permanent members at the 8979th meeting has prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security,
Decides to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly to examine the question contained in document S/Agenda/8979.
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