Speeches
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA meeting on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations
President of Ukraine put forward an initiative to mobilize international humanitarian assistance through establishing patronage of European counties over concrete conflict-affected cities and villages of Donbass with the aim of their reconstruction and rehabilitation
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA plenary meeting on oceans and the law of the sea
Today at the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, Ukraine briefed the UN Member States about unlawful actions of the Russian Federation undermining the safety and security of navigation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN Security Council open debate on cooperation between the UN and regional organizations
We would like to see a more robust practical cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Statement by Mr. Volodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, at the UNSC meeting on the Russian military aggression against Ukraine in the Kerch Strait
The dramatic escalation of the situation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov needs a prompt reaction. We call on the international community to implement a new set of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA meeting on the Security Council reform
It is hard to find a delegation which does not share the basic premise that the Security Council in its current form is in a dire need of a serious reform. However, this is the point where the general agreement ends.
Statement by Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, at the UNGA meeting on implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations
I call on all UN Member States to participate actively in the consideration by the General Assembly of the situation in the occupied territories of Ukraine in the beginning of the resumed session.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA meeting on the report of Human Rights Council
Ukraine highly appreciates the contribution of the Human Rights Council and its Special Procedures to addressing the current human rights situation in Ukraine, including in the occupied Crimea.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the meeting of the UNGA 4th Committee on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects
PKOs should be provided with clear and achievable mandates sufficient to ensure security and safety of civilians, including stopping the illegal inflow of weapons and mercenaries.
Statement by H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, at the UNSC briefing on the situation in Ukraine
It is very unfortunate that the Kremlin chose the path of further escalation of the situation instead of full implementation of the Minsk Agreements. So-called “early elections” in the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are null and void.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA First Committee Thematic Debate on Regional Disarmament and Security
The occupation and subsequent militarization of the Crimean Peninsula led to the expansion of the area of use of Russian warships and military aircraft in the Black Sea region and far beyond in the entire Mediterranean basin.