@SCMPNews Still a ways to go in mending a growing rift, but a step forward in rebuilding bilateral goodwill nonetheless. Ppl-2-Ppl ties are the essence of any mutually-constructive set of diplomatic ties and certainly a matter of particular importance in the case of #USChina relations.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @mbachelet spoke about the situation in #Ukraine in her #AnnualReport to #HRC49. Read her full statement here: https://t.co/qydZyydOHe.
The @UN_HRC agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military attack on #Ukraine.
32 countries voted in favour of the resolution, Russia and Eritrea voted against it, while 13 nations abstained.
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The Human Rights Council @UN_HRC has voted to set up an independent commission to investigate rights violations resulting from #Russia’s attack on #Ukraine. #HRC49
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#HRC49 | FULL text of draft resolution 49/1 adopted by the Human Rights Council.
The resolution condemns "in the strongest possible terms" human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law resulting from #Russia's aggression against #Ukraine.
#HRC49 | The @UN🇺🇳 Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling for the "swift and verifiable" withdrawal of #Russian🇷🇺 troops and Russian-backed armed groups from the entire territory of #Ukraine🇺🇦.
Watch the video of the adoption of the VOTE⤵️
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The Human Rights Council has decided to urgently establish an independent international commission of inquiry as a result of #Russia's aggression against #Ukraine.
✅ YES: 32
❌ NO: 2
➖ ABSTENTIONS: 13
Ukraine: Calling for an immediate ceasefire, @UNHumanRights chief @mbachelet warns that the conflict has opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history. https://t.co/aFFskWBUXX
Sad and disappointed that the evacuation of 200’000 civilians in harm’s way and desperate for safety has yet again failed today in Mariupol, #Ukraine.
Here’s an important reminder on the prerequisites for a safe evacuation of civilians in armed conflict. 👇
The cost of war is measured in human tragedy: the cries of children and the rubble of their homes.
@ICRC today issues a call on the parties to the conflict in #Ukraine to uphold their legal obligations under IHL and avoid further civilian suffering.
https://t.co/4PJ2ifLCMb
It is absolutely essential to establish a pause in the fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians from Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy, as well as all other places caught in conflict, and to ensure life-saving humanitarian supplies can move in for those who remain.
10 days.
1.5 million people.
This is now the fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II.
In the coming days millions more lives will be uprooted, unless there is an immediate end to this senseless conflict.
More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighbouring countries in 10 days — the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
Attacks on nuclear facilities are contrary to international humanitarian law. And what we are witnessing in #Ukraine is inconsistent with the principles of the @UN Charter. The fighting must stop immediately.
I'm deeply concerned with situation at #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Spoke with #Ukraine PM Denys Shmygal; @IAEAorg's monitoring and in close contact with #Ukraine's nuclear regulator and operator. I appeal to parties to refrain from actions that can put NPPs in danger.
IAEA Director General @RafaelMGrossi delivered statement to Board of Governors on the safety and security of the nuclear facilities in #Ukraine.
https://t.co/XdNuVN1xu6
Watch live now as IAEA Director General @RafaelMGrossi takes questions from journalists on the safety and security of the nuclear facilities in #Ukraine: https://t.co/nbKalspW7L
Ukraine: Ongoing conflict could jeopardize the safety of nuclear facilities warns @iaeaorg chief @rafaelmgrossi, reiterating the need for restraint and to ensure full safety of the power plants & their staff.
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