United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262

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.

UN General Assembly
Resolution 68/262
Date27 March 2014
Meeting no.80th Plenary
CodeA/RES/68/262 (Document)
SubjectTerritorial Integrity of Ukraine
Voting summary
  • 100 voted for
  • 11 voted against
  • 58 abstained
  • 24 absent
ResultResolution adopted
A map showing the vote for the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 in Europe.
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A map showing the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 vote in Africa.
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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, which convened seven sessions to address the Crimean crisis, only to face a Russian veto[2] of draft resolution S/2014/189,[3] sponsored by 42 countries.

Voting rationales

Nicos Emiliou, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, who favoured the resolution said that "Cyprus underlines the importance of respecting the fundamental principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of all states, including Ukraine".[4] Emiliou urged to conduct a probe on all acts of violence and encouraged Russia to engage in a diplomatic solution.[4]

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.[5]

Voting
Vote[6] Quantity States % of votes % of total
UN members
Approve 100 Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, 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, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, 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 59.17% 51.81%
Against 11 Armenia (despite voting at the United Nations along the lines of its key ally, Russia, Armenia officially does not recognize Crimea as Russian territory),[7] Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe 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 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 – 12.44%
Total 193 – 100% 100%
  • Res. 71/205, December 19, 2016, "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)"[8][9]
  • Res. 72/190, December 19, 2017, “Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine”[10]
  • Res. 73/194, December 17, 2018, "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov"[11]
  • Res. 73/263, December 22, 2018, "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine" [12]
  • Res. 74/17, December 9, 2019, "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov"[13]
  • Res. 75/29, December 7, 2020, "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov"[14]

References
  1. "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. S/2014/189 Retrieved 2017-09-05. (https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2014/189)
  4. "Cyprus votes in favour of UN resolution on Crimea". Cyprus Mail. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. "Russia criticizes U.N. resolution condemning Crimea's secession". Reuters. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. "Territorial integrity of Ukraine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly". United Nations. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. "Armenia Responds To Ukrainian Warning Over Crimea Travel". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
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  9. "Resolution 71/205 "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)"" (PDF). United Nations. 2016-12-19.
  10. Pechonchyk, Tetiana (2017-12-19). "New UN resolution on Crimea confirms Russia is an occupying power, brings 10 important changes for Ukraine". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  11. "UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Crimea". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  12. "United Nations Official Document". www.un.org. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  13. Resolution 74/17, 'Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov' (PDF). United Nations. 2019-12-09.
  14. "Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov :". United Nations Digital Library System. 2020-12-07.
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