Only Russia and China voted in favor of the resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
New York: India abstained from voting at the UN Security Council on Russia’s resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. At the same time, the resolution, which received only two votes in favor, failed.
Only Russia and China voted in favor of the resolution. Hours before the vote on the draft resolution, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in New York.
Foreign Secretary Hershey Vardhan is delighted to receive Shringala in New York. The Foreign Secretary will attend a meeting of the UN Security Council on Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, ”tweeted TS Thirumurthy Shringla, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Shringla’s visit to New York during a series of visits by a number of foreign ministers, including from Greece and Oman, underscores India’s importance to the resolution.
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Earlier, India was widely criticized for abstaining from a vote by the UN Human Rights Council to urgently appoint an independent international commission of inquiry into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Along with India, 13 countries, including China, Pakistan, Sudan and Venezuela, abstained from voting in the 47 – member panel. Russia and Eritrea voted against, while 32 countries voted in favor, including France, Germany, Japan, Nepal, the UAE, the UK and the US.
India had earlier abstained from two resolutions of the Security Council and one resolution of the General Assembly on the issue.