UN General Assembly demands Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, South Africa abstains from vote - Cape Town draped its city hall in blue and yellow, the colours of Ukraine.
During the emergency special session, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia end its military operations in the Eastern European country.“immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders”. nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa — only Brazil voted in favour of the resolution.
Justifying its vote, South Africa’s representative to the UN, Mathu Joyini, said the resolution did not create a conducive environment for “diplomacy, dialogue, and mediation”. “South Africa believes that the UN, especially in the context of Emergency Special Sessions … should be used as a platform to build bridges, address the divergence of views, provide recommendations and support for the parties to engage with the spirit of compromise, while de-escalating tensions, committing to the cessation of hostilities, and building trust and confidence,”South Africa “would have also preferred an open and transparent process to negotiate the resolution … This would have...
Meanwhile, the City of Cape Town has demonstrated its support and solidarity for Ukraine by illuminating the city hall in blue and yellow, the colours of Ukraine’s national flag. “We are also calling on our national government — and other governments around the world — to do more for peace to be restored and for the unprovoked and illegal aggression against the Ukrainian people to be halted,”
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