On Ukraine, High Commissioner Türk details severe violations and calls for a just peace
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 31, 2023
Mr President,Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,
The Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine has thrown us back to an archaic era.
An era when a neighbouring country’s territory could be attacked and taken, at will, as one’s own. When the identity and history of communities could be denied, and reality rewritten.
The UN Charter was supposed to put an end to such atavistic thinking. But today, a nation is struggling to survive. After 13 months of the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine, severe violations of human rights and international humanitarian law . . .
