It is the job you were sent here to do – not just by your capitals, but by all of humanity.Ī lot has happened very quickly to bring us to this unique moment. If the United Nations has any purpose, it is to prevent war, it is to condemn war, to stop war. Now, at more than any other point in recent history, the United Nations is being challenged. An invasion that caused a war so horrific that it spurred this organization into existence. A moment when a European dictator declared he would return his empire to its former glory. A moment when one aggressive European nation invaded another, without provocation, to claim the territory of its neighbor. But a few of the eldest Ukrainians and Russians might recall a moment like this. And I would venture, that many of the people in this room were not born when that happened. Most of the men and women fighting in Ukraine were not even born the last time the United Nations came together in this way to unite for peace. For the first time in 40 years, the Security Council has convened an Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly. And today, we stand together in holding Russia accountable for its violations of international law, and to address the horrific human rights and humanitarian crisis unfolding before our very eyes. We call on another neighbor of Ukraine, Belarus, who you just heard from, to stop supporting the war and stop allowing its territory to be used to facilitate this aggression. We call on Russia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Secretary-General, my fellow delegates, to all those who dedicate themselves to the noble mission of this institution: Today, we call on Russia to stop its unprovoked, unjustified, unconscionable war.
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