United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/8

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UN General Assembly
Resolution ES-11/8
Date24 February 2025
Meeting no.11th Emergency Special Session (continued)
CodeA/RES/ES-11/8 (Document)
SubjectThe path to peace
Voting summary
  • 93 voted for
  • 8 voted against
  • 73 abstained
  • 19 present not voting
ResultAdopted

United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/8 titled "The Path to Peace" is a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was adopted on 24 February 2025, with 93 countries voting for, 8 against, 73 abstained, and 19 present not voting at the eleventh ESS. [1] The session has been 'adjourned' and 'resumed' on numerous occasions over the past several years, and remains temporarily adjourned. Indeed, more than twenty separate 'plenary meetings' have been held by the Assembly, whilst sitting in the eleventh ESS, since 2022. [2]

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Voting results

VoteTallyStates [3]
In favour93Includes all European Union countries (except Hungary), Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Switzerland and United Kingdom
Against8 Belarus, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Sudan
Abstain73Includes Brazil, China, Cuba, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Syria and United States
Present not voting19 Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Ecuador, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Nauru, Samoa South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela

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References

  1. "ES-11/8. The path to peace". United Nations . 24 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. Nichols, Michelle (24 February 2025). "Europeans win in UN clash with US over rival Ukraine resolutions". Reuters . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. "US rejects UN resolution condemning Russia's war: How your country voted". Al Jazeera . 25 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.