Speeches
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.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine on the Report of the International Criminal Court
Ukraine lodged two declarations under the Rome Statute accepting the ICC’s jurisdiction over crimes committed on its territory since November 2013. It is a priority to prosecute and hold to account organizers, supporters and perpetrators of grave crimes committed in Ukraine.
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine At the 73 UN GA First Committee Thematic Debate on Conventional Arms
The Russian Federation continues to transfer illegally arms and ammunition and send its military personnel to our territory through uncontrolled parts of the Ukraine-Russian border, thus deliberately promoting destabilization in the region.
Statement by Ms. Oksana Zolotarova, Acting Director-General of the Directorate General for International Law, MFA of Ukraine, on the Report of the International Court of Justice
Ukraine welcomes that the Court reaffirmed the binding nature of its Order and directed Russia to report on concrete steps taken to implement it by 18 January 2019.
Statement by Ms. Oksana Zolotarova, Acting Director-General of the Directorate General for International Law, MFA of Ukraine, at the UNGA Sixth Committee meeting
Unlawful activities in and around occupied Crimea are not limited to international humanitarian law and include the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.