United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262

UN General Assembly
Resolution 68/262
Date 27 March 2014
Meeting no. 80th Plenary
Code A/RES/68/262 (Document)
Subject Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
Voting summary
 100 voted for
11 voted against
58 abstained
24 absent
Result Resolution adopted
Results of the United Nations General Assembly vote about the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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  Abstained
  Absent when the vote took place
A map showing the vote for the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 in Europe.
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  Against
  Abstained
  Absent
  Non-UN member
A map showing the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 vote in Africa.
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  Abstained
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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 was adopted on March 27, 2014 by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to the Russian annexation of Crimea and entitled "Territorial integrity of Ukraine". The non-binding resolution, which was supported by 100 United Nations member states, affirmed the General Assembly's commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and underscored the invalidity of the 2014 Crimean referendum. Eleven nations voted against the resolution, while 58 abstained, and a further 24 states were absent when the vote took place.

The resolution was introduced by Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.[1] The adoption of the resolution was preceded by the unsuccessful attempts of the United Nations Security Council, that convened seven sessions to address the Crimean crisis, only to face Russian veto.[2]

Voting rationales

Nicos Emiliou, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, who favored the resolution said that "Cyprus underlines the importance of respecting the fundamental principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of all states, including Ukraine".[3] Emiliou urged to conduct a probe on all acts of violence and encouraged Russia to engage in a diplomatic solution.[3]

The Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Liu Jieyi, whose country abstained from voting, stated that "in the context of the ongoing diplomatic mediation efforts by the parties concerned, an attempt to push ahead with the UNGA vote on the draft resolution on the question of Ukraine will only further complicate the situation".[1]

Russian reaction

On March 28, 2014 the Russian Federation stated that the resolution was counterproductive and accused western states of using blackmail and threats to drum up approval votes.[4]

Voting

Vote[5] Quantity States Percent of world's population % of votes % of total UN Members
Approve 100 Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States 33.80% 59.17% 51.81%
Reject 11 Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe 4.49% 6.51% 5.70%
Abstain 58 Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nauru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia 58.15% 34.32% 30.05%
Absent 24 Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Serbia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen 3.56% – 12.44%
Total 193 – – 100% 100%

References

  1. 1 2 "UN General Assembly adopts resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity". Xinhua. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Backing Ukraine’s territorial integrity, UN Assembly declares Crimea referendum invalid". UN. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Cyprus votes in favor of UN resolution on Crimea". Cyprus Mail. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Russia criticizes U.N. resolution condemning Crimea's secession". Reuters. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Voting Record on Draft Resolution A/68/L.39 Territorial Integrity of Ukraine". PaperSmart. United Nations. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
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