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Resolution ES-11/7
  
In favour
  
Against
  
Abstained
  
Absent
  
Non-UN member
Date24 February 2025
Meeting no.11th Emergency Special Session (continued)
CodeA/RES/ES-11/7 (Document)
SubjectAdvancing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine
Voting summary
  • 93 voted for
  • 18 voted against
  • 65 abstained
  • 17 absent
ResultResolution adopted

United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES‑11/7 is the seventh resolution of the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 24 February 2025 about principles of the Charter of the United Nations underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine.[1][2] The eleventh ESS 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.

Notable votes

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United States

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The U.S. had been a strong supporter of Ukraine under the presidency of Joe Biden; however, since the start of the second presidency of Donald Trump, it has moved towards a normalization of relations with Russia, pursuing a negotiated settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. The U.S. voted against the resolution, claiming that its language was controversial and divisive.

Alongside this resolution, the US introduced a separate resolution in the General Assembly which was worded in neutral terms and did not condemn Russia. However, this resolution was significantly changed after several amendments and the US abstained from that vote.[3]

The US later introduced in the Security Council its own resolution on Ukraine, which urged an end to the war without condemning Russia.[4]

Hungary

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Hungary was the only EU member state to vote against the resolution.[5]

Voting results

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Vote Tally States % of votes % of total
UN members
Approve 93 Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar[a], Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu 52.84% 48.18%
Against 18 Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Hungary, Israel, Mali, Marshall Islands, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, Palau, Russia, Sudan, United States 10.23% 9.33%
Abstain 65 Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Chad, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe 36.93% 33.68%
Absent 17 Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Ecuador, Eswatini, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Morocco, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela[b] – 8.81%
Total 193 – 100% 100%
Source: A/ES-11/7 voting record[1]
  1. ^ The Russian aligned State Administration Council which has been in power since 2021, can not vote at the United Nations. As a result, the vote is from the National Unity Government of Myanmar, which has been in exile since 2021.[6]
  2. ^ Venezuela was suspended from voting in the 76th session and the 11th emergency special session owing to its failure to pay dues in the previous two years, for which it did not receive a special waiver from the Assembly.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Advancing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine :: resolution /: adopted by the General Assembly". United Nations Digital Library. 2025-02-24.
  2. ^ Press, The Associated (2025-02-24). "U.S. votes against a U.N. resolution urging Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine". NPR. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  3. ^ "US rejects UN resolution condemning Russia's war: How your country voted". Al Jazeera. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Russia-Ukraine war: How the US position has changed on UN resolutions". Aljazeera. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. ^ Razmadze, Mariam (February 25, 2025). "UN condemns Russia's invasion in Ukraine-backed resolution".
  6. ^ https://theconversation.com/two-governments-claim-to-run-myanmar-so-who-gets-the-countrys-seat-at-the-un-167885
  7. ^ Guterres, António (27 February 2022). "Letter dated 27 February 2022 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly". Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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