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The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of the 193-member UN General Assembly on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, which will be held on Monday.

The measure convening the General Assembly session was adopted by a vote of 11 in favor, with Russia voting against, and China, India and the United Arab Emirates abstaining. Today’s request for urgent by the Assembly comes after Russia vetoed on Friday a US-led draft Security Council resolution that would have ‘deplored in the strongest terms the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine’. Since the text was procedural, none of the five permanent Council members – China France, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States – could use their vetoes. The measure needed only nine votes in favor to pass.

Only 10 such emergency special sessions of the General Assembly have been convened since 1950, following the adoption of resolution 377A(V), widely known as ‘Uniting for Peace.’ That text gives the Assembly the power to take up matters of international peace and security when the Security Council is unable to act because of the lack of unanimity among its five veto-wielding permanent members.

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*— TIMESTAMPS —*
Start of Procedures 8:25
Introduction by President of UN General Assembly (Abdulla Shahid 🇲🇻) 15:55
Secretary General of UN (A. Guterres 🇵🇹) 22:15

*– Interventions –*
(by order, geographic area and relevance)
Ukraine 🇺🇦 31:35
Russia 🇷🇺 49:58

European Union 🇪🇺 Rep. 1:10:19, statement also subscribed by 🇲🇰🇲🇪🇦🇱🇧🇦🇮🇸🇳🇴🇲🇩🇬🇪🇸🇲🇦🇩🇲🇨
Denmark 🇩🇰 Estonia 🇪🇪 Latvia 🇱🇻 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Finland 🇫🇮 Norway 🇳🇴 Sweden 🇸🇪 Iceland 🇮🇸 1:19:52
France 🇫🇷 1:28:25
UK 🇬🇧 1:32:40
Georgia 🇬🇪 1:37:20
Poland 🇵🇱 1:42:00
Bulgaria 🇧🇬 2:30:20
Austria 🇦🇹 1:50:25
Czech Republic 🇨🇿 2:01:35
Italy 🇮🇹 2:35:26
Switzerland 🇨🇭 2:10:14

China 🇨🇳 2:26:26
New Zealand 🇳🇿 2:15:40
Singapore 🇸🇬 3:11:37

Canada 🇨🇦 2:51:05
Panama 🇵🇦 2:22:50
Brazil 🇧🇷 2:41:10

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[brittanygarrison]

The Ukrainian speaker has just been an awesome guy to listen to the past few days since this madness started. I tell you, from top to bottom the Ukrainian people are inspirational and lovable.

[jankyredstoner]

Did the Russian delegate really accuse Ukraine of genocide and having death squads composed of neonazis? Or do I misunderstand?

[MwheahahaFunny]

Everything that the Russian delegate is accusing Ukraine of.. that was Russia’s doing.

[MEDSimplified]

HOPE THE WAR ENDS SOON & PEACE PREVAILS.

[mariuszolszewski]

Apply penalties for damaging the climate and air pollution by tanks, rockets and other penalties for every bomb fired by Russia, every tank and armored car.

[pliskastecy]

My simple opinion is that why don't they take away the voting rights of the Security Council from Russia and China?
There is no such thing as unanimity except in communist and totalitarian countries.

[cybergothika]

Chapters:
0:00:00 Video start
​8:25​ Procedures start
0:15:55 President of UN General Assembly
0:22:15 Secretary General of UN
0:31:35 Ukraine
​0:49:58 Russia
1:10:19 European Union
​1:19:52 Denmark to Iceland
​1:28:25 France
1:32:40 UK
​1:37:20​ Georgia
1:42:00 Poland
​2:30:20 Bulgaria
1:50:25 Austria
2:01:35 Czech Republic
2:35:26 Italy
2:10:14​ Switzerland
2:26:26 China
​2:15:40​ New Zealan
3:11:37​ Singapore
2:51:05 Canada
2:22:50 Panama
​2:41:10 Brazil

[idkreally]

The story about the soldier is sad man

[Zatvornik]

Grandpa Vlad doesn't care, he's old, also he owns a bunker or two... It's the rest of us I am worried about in case the atmosphere catches on fire...

[AlexZ-lcnl]

Ukraine is right. Ukraine’s speech was precise and powerful. True and honorable. I truly hope the UN (and the world) collectively stop tyranny from happening at such a high scale.

[dc]

Glory to Ukraine. UN needs to back Ukraine with all of its collective might.

[davidbronke]

Wow, those glitches. About 20 minutes in, and again even worse about 3 hours in.

[Helen.happy.harvest]

Who is this man in the middle with the mallet
He Spoke Wonderfully about Deescalating this War the violence must Stop for Peace of humanity!! All of his speech was Beautiful
Thank you for asking for Peace❤🙏🙏🙏

[shawnhawkins]

Do not Fear the wrath of man, but seek to be saved from the Wrath of the Lamb! ✝️❤️💯

[PurpleSixBeats]

Rusiian guy speaks so fast and with so many words that most of them people listening will forget
Really poor speech in sense of quality. No emotions just reading script really fast.

[jimcombs]

I hope China remembers their words of respecting sovereignty and respects the borders of Taiwan…

[Internet_Polizei]

this ukrainian man is an admirable guy in my opinion

[BleedingOath]

The goofy Russian delegate wants to talk about murdering political

[kaijusushi]

Russia should be stripped of its security counsel membership