Washington DC, February 24
Nepal has voted in favour of the United Nations (UN) non-binding resolution that condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The UN resolution calls for Russia to end its hostilities in Ukraine and remove its forces from its neighbouring country.
Nepal, taking part in an emergency Special General Assembly held in the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, voted in favour of the resolution that calls for the restoration of peace in Ukraine.
A total of 141 nations, out of 193 UN member countries, backed the resolution approved by the UN General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion.
Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amrit Rai said Nepal’s backing of the UN resolution to end hostilities in Ukraine sends a strong message that is in favour of Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence.
“Through the voting, we urged for finding ways for restoring peace in Ukraine,” Rai said.
The UN has expressed its concerns over increasing food insecurity, inflation and poverty due to disruptions in the global supply chain owing to Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine for a year.
When 141 nations including Nepal supported the resolution, 32 abstained and seven: Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Syria and Russia voted against it.
On October 23, 2022, the UN General Assembly has passed a resolution with a large majority condemning the barbaric and brutal attack by Russia on Ukraine, with 143 member-states voting in favour of it. Nepal had voted in favour.
Russia launched its attacks on Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
