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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. Today is the final day of debate on the item. A vote on the draft resolution is expected after 1800 GMT.

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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[GrapefruitMcgilicuddy]

As a Russian American I can tell you I’m embarrassed. I feel for the Ukrainian people and am ashamed of Putin’s stupidity. I stand with Ukraine. Sending love.

[jojojam]

Yes, good. But when someone is being beaten to death on the street its not enough to stand by and say, no we dont approve of that.

[cathybrits]

We are in South Africa, we are willing to take 1 family to come and stay with us (mother, kids and who/what else are in that family circle) How does a person go about that?

[SuperBING]

WE NEED PEACE TO THE WORLD...SAVE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD...THANKS...AND MORE POWER IN YOUR OFFICE...

[Perehenaa]

> Votes on Ukraine
> Comments: "But what about Iraq? Libya? Syria? etc etc?"
And? What about them?

[NDZGerman]

There should only be one side to choose in this, that's the side of peace.

[ybggorot]

the program should display the names of persons who addressing at the podium

[healinghumanity]

Do you notice that leaders tend to deal only with crisis & not what has brought about the crisis? Why don’t we give attention to understanding the underlying cause of wars?

[tangopium]

@DW News: could you please make sure, that the English translation is better understandable. The volume is lower than the original voice making it very difficult to understand

[lorannab]

is there ONE person in that room that believed the BS the Russian guy said? Does he even believe it himself? Like... seriously, that was absolutely ridiculous.

[karyherndon]

Well done. Thank you for this reporting job this morning from southern Colorado.

[erfroot]

Balls of Steel. This is Fighting for Ukraine 🙏🙏

[dhananjaysahu]

1:24:58 Indian representative speech starts from here

[corinneelizabeth]

Did it really just cut out during the Ukraine speech when he was stating something directly towards Putin??? It literally went to the security guards smh 🤦🏻‍♀️… long live Ukraine 🇺🇦 💙💛🙏🏼

[definitelyhonest]

I pray 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 everyday for the Ukrainian people

[georgianaphilip]

Why is everyone just talking, just unite and stop this senseless attack on this beautiful nation? Just look at the stress the Ukrainian president is going through. Please stop talking and help him

[bozocub]

!!! "As a Russian American I can tell you I’m embarrassed. I feel for the Ukrainian people and am ashamed of Putin’s stupidity. I stand with Ukraine. Sending love."

[whateverrrrrr]

My heart goes to human lives 😞
Change Ukraine with Palestine and Russia with Israel

[ymoyte]

Praise God! 🙏🏼 Let us help the Ukraine 🇺🇦 people

[ricktafy]

God bless Ukraine, I've been working with Ukrainian people in the read sea and arabian sea. they are most respectful people, that's why I stand with Ukrainian people, the war must be stopped.