The United Nations Human Rights Council ended a debate March 4 on Russia’s war with Ukraine to vote to demand an end to the assault on the Ukrainian people.
The resolution established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate and document Russia’s conduct in Ukraine so that those responsible, like President Vladimir Putin, are held to account.
"Since President Putin launched his unprovoked, unjustified and unconscionable invasion of Ukraine more than a week ago, the international community across continents has spoken with powerful unity to denounce Russia’s aggression and demand its cessation,” Ned Price, State Department spokesperson, said.
In a Feb. 29 special emergency session by the U.N. General Assembly regarding Ukraine, 141 member states voted in support of a resolution condemning Russia’s aggression and called for an immediate end to its invasion.
At the end of that session, Russia could only account for four nations that support what it's doing.
During the U.N. Human Rights Council gathering several days later, Russia reportedly stood virtually isolated as they received a Commission of Inquiry.
The UN's message is still the same – there can be no business as usual so long as Russia wages this brutal war on its neighbor, Price said.
“Giving voice and purpose to that common cause requires ready international venues such as the United Nations, where the Russian government and its dwindling supporters cannot impede scrutiny of their actions," he said.
