United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/7

{{Short description|2025 UN General Assemble Resolution at 11th ESS}}

{{Infobox UN resolution

|number=ES-11/7

|organ=GA

|date=24 February

|year=2025

|meeting=11th Emergency Special Session (continued)

|code=A/RES/ES-11/7

|document=yes

|for=93

|abstention=65

|against=18

|absent=17

|subject=Advancing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine

|result=Adopted

|image=File:United Nations General Assembly resolution ES-11-7 vote.svg

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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.{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2025-02-24 |title=U.S. votes against a U.N. resolution urging Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/g-s1-50473/un-ukraine-resolution-russia |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=NPR |language=en}} 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.

Voting

class="wikitable sortable"
style="vertical-align: bottom" \|Vote{{Cite web \|date=25 February 2025 \|title=Russia-Ukraine war: How the US position has changed on UN resolutions \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/25/russia-ukraine-war-how-the-us-position-has-changed-on-un-resolutions \|website=Al Jazeera}} ! style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;" \| Tally ! style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom" \| States ! style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap" \| % of votes ! style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap" \| % of total UN members
{{yes\|Approve}} \| style="text-align: right" \| 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,{{efn\|The Russia-aligned State Administration Council, in power since 2021, cannot vote at the United Nations; the vote is from the National Unity Government of Myanmar, in exile since 2021.{{Cite web\|url=https://theconversation.com/two-governments-claim-to-run-myanmar-so-who-gets-the-countrys-seat-at-the-un-167885\|title=Two governments claim to run Myanmar. So, who gets the country's seat at the UN?\|first=Adam\|last=Simpson\|date=September 24, 2021\|website=The Conversation}}}} 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 \| style="text-align: right" \| 52.84% \| style="text-align: right" \| 48.18%
{{no\|Against}} \| style="text-align: right" \| 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 \| style="text-align: right" \| 10.23% \| style="text-align: right" \| 9.33%
{{maybe\|Abstain}} \| style="text-align: right" \| 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 \| style="text-align: right" \| 36.93% \| style="text-align: right" \| 33.68%
{{tba\|Absent}} \| style="text-align: right" \| 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{{efn\|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.{{Cite web \|date=27 February 2022 \|title=Letter dated 27 February 2022 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly \|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3958982 \|language=en \|last1=Guterres \|first1=António \|access-date=12 October 2022 \|archive-date=6 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306141748/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3958982 \|url-status=live }}}} \| style="text-align: right" \| – \| style="text-align: right" \| 8.81%
style="text-align: left" \| Total ! style="text-align: right" \| 193 !– ! style="text-align: right" \| 100% ! style="text-align: right" \| 100%
colspan="5" \|Source: A/ES-11/7 voting record{{Cite journal \|date=2025-02-24 \|title=Advancing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine :: resolution /: adopted by the General Assembly \|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4076672?ln=en \|journal=United Nations Digital Library \|language=en}}{{notelist}}

class="wikitable sortable"

style="vertical-align: bottom" |Vote{{Cite web |date=25 February 2025 |title=Russia-Ukraine war: How the US position has changed on UN resolutions |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/25/russia-ukraine-war-how-the-us-position-has-changed-on-un-resolutions |website=Al Jazeera}}

! style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;" | Tally

! style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom" | States

! style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap" | % of votes

! style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap" | % of total
UN members

| style="text-align: right" | 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,{{efn|The Russia-aligned State Administration Council, in power since 2021, cannot vote at the United Nations; the vote is from the National Unity Government of Myanmar, in exile since 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/two-governments-claim-to-run-myanmar-so-who-gets-the-countrys-seat-at-the-un-167885|title=Two governments claim to run Myanmar. So, who gets the country's seat at the UN?|first=Adam|last=Simpson|date=September 24, 2021|website=The Conversation}}}} 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

| style="text-align: right" | 52.84%

| style="text-align: right" | 48.18%

| style="text-align: right" | 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

| style="text-align: right" | 10.23%

| style="text-align: right" | 9.33%

| style="text-align: right" | 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

| style="text-align: right" | 36.93%

| style="text-align: right" | 33.68%

| style="text-align: right" | 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{{efn|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.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=Letter dated 27 February 2022 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3958982 |language=en |last1=Guterres |first1=António |access-date=12 October 2022 |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306141748/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3958982 |url-status=live }}}}

| style="text-align: right" | –

| style="text-align: right" | 8.81%

style="text-align: left" | Total

! style="text-align: right" | 193

!–

! style="text-align: right" | 100%

colspan="5" |Source: A/ES-11/7 voting record{{Cite journal |date=2025-02-24 |title=Advancing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine :: resolution /: adopted by the General Assembly |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4076672?ln=en |journal=United Nations Digital Library |language=en}}{{notelist}}

Resolution

The General Assembly,

Reaffirming the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United

Nations, and recalling its resolutions adopted at its eleventh emergency special

session, its resolution 68/262 of 27 March 2014 and its resolution 78/316 of 11 July

2024,

Noting with concern that the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian

Federation has persisted for three years and continues to have devastating and long -

lasting consequences not only for Ukraine, but also for other regions and global

stability,

Reiterating that the early achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting

peace would constitute a significant contribution to strengthening international peace

and security,

Recalling the obligation of all States under Article 2 of the Charter to refrain in

their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial

integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent

with the purposes of the United Nations, and to settle their international disputes by

peaceful means,

Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and

territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders,

extending to its territorial waters,

Reaffirming that no territorial acquisition resulting from the threat or use of

force shall be recognized as legal,

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Deploring the dire human rights and humanitarian consequences of the

aggression, and condemning all attacks against civilians and civilian objects,

including those that are critical energy infrastructure,

Deploring also the particular impact that the aggression has on women and

children, including as refugees and internally displaced persons, and other civilians

who have specific needs, including persons with disabilities and older persons,

Expressing its deep concern at the war's profound and long-lasting effects on

the mental health of people, in particular children, amplifying the trauma and its

consequences for future generations,

Noting with deep concern the ongoing adverse impact of the war on global food

security, energy, the global economy, nuclear security and safety and the environment,

Recalling the order of provisional measures of the International Court of Justice

of 16 March 2022,

Stressing that any involvement of troops of the Democratic People's Republic

of Korea fighting alongside forces of the Russian Federation raises serious concerns

regarding further escalation of this conflict,

1. Calls for a de-escalation, an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful

resolution of the war against Ukraine, marked by enormous destruction and human

suffering, including among the civilian population, in line with the Charter of the

United Nations and international law;

2. Reiterates the urgent need to end the war this year, and to redouble

diplomatic efforts to reduce the risks of further escalation and achieve a

comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine, consistent with the Charter,

including its principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States, as

underscored in its resolution ES-11/6 of 23 February 2023, and notes the multilateral

processes to this end;

3. Takes note of the efforts by various Member States in mitigating the effects

of the war and in presenting their visions for a comprehensive and lasting settlement

through inclusive diplomacy, dialogue and political means based on the Charter and

international law;

4. Recalls the need for full implementation of its relevant resolutions adopted

in response to the aggression against Ukraine, in particular its demand that the

Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its

military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized

borders, and its demand for an immediate cessation of the hostilities by the Russian

Federation against Ukraine, in particular of any attacks against civilians and civilian

objects;

5. Emphasizes the need to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes

under international law committed on the territory of Ukraine through appropriate,

fair and independent investigations and prosecutions at the national or international

level, and ensure justice for all victims and the prevention of future crimes;

6. Reiterates its call for the complete exchange of prisoners of war, the

release of all unlawfully detained persons and the return of all internees and of

civilians forcibly transferred and deported, including children;

7. Calls upon the parties to the armed conflict to fully comply with

international law, including international humanitarian law, notably with regard to the

protection of civilians, especially women and children, and persons hors de combat,

as well as civilian objects, and to ensure safe and unhindered humanitarian access to

those in need;

8. Reiterates its call for the immediate cessation of attacks against critical

energy infrastructure, which increase the risk of a nuclear accident or incident;

9. Urges all Member States to cooperate in the spirit of solidarity to address

the global impacts of the war on food security, energy, finance, nuclear security and

safety and the environment, underscores that arrangements for a comprehensive, just

and lasting peace in Ukraine should take into account these factors, and calls upon

Member States to support the Secretary-General in his efforts to address these

impacts;

10. Decides to adjourn the eleventh emergency special session of the General

Assembly temporarily and to authorize the President of the General Assembly to

resume its meetings upon request from Member States.

20th plenary meeting

24 February 2025

Notable votes

= United States =

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 Russo-Ukrainian war. The U.S. voted against the resolution—and, in doing so, against Ukraine—in support of Russia.{{Cite web |last=Bazail-Eimil |first=Eric |date=24 February 2025 |title=UN passes resolutions condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine despite US opposition |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/24/united-nations-ukraine-resolutions-00205744 |website=Politico}}{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Andrew |date=24 February 2025 |title=UN general assembly backs resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/un-general-assembly-russia-ukraine-war |website=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |last=Hansler |first=Jennifer |date=24 February 2025 |title=US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/us-joins-russia-ukraine-un-vote/index.html |website=CNN}}{{Cite web |last=Crisp |first=Elizabeth |date=24 February 2025 |title=These 17 countries voted with US against Ukraine UN resolution |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/5161380-ukraine-un-resolution/ |website=The Hill}}{{Cite web |last=Lederer |first=Edith M. |date=25 February 2025 |title=US refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war, splitting with European allies in UN votes |url=https://apnews.com/article/un-russia-ukraine-war-resolution-trump-zelenskyy-cde221e5850196776525403e788c272c |website=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |last=Landale |first=James |last2=Jackson |first2=Patrick |date=25 February 2025 |title=US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7435pnle0go |website=BBC}}

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, the Assembly approved several amendments adding wording which condemned Russia; the US therefore ended up abstaining on its own resolution.{{Cite news |date=25 February 2025 |title=US rejects UN resolution condemning Russia's war: How your country voted |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/25/us-rejects-un-resolution-condemning-russias-war-how-your-country-voted |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=Al Jazeera}}

The US later re-introduced that resolution in the Security Council, which ultimately approved it.{{Cite web |last=Nichols |first=Michelle |date=25 February 2025 |title=UN Security Council adopts neutral US stance on war in Ukraine as Trump pursues end to conflict |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europeans-win-un-clash-with-us-over-rival-ukraine-resolutions-2025-02-24/ |website=Reuters}}

= Serbia =

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić apologised to the citizens of Serbia for mistakenly voting in favour of the resolution and said that the country should have abstained from voting instead.{{Cite news |last1=Giordano |first1=Elena |last2=Melkozerova |first2=Veronika |date=25 February 2025 |title=Serbian president walks back support of Ukraine in UN resolution |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/president-aleksandar-vucic-serbia-vote-in-favor-un-resolution-ukraine-mistake/ |access-date=25 February 2025 |work=Politico |archive-date=26 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226065809/https://www.politico.eu/article/president-aleksandar-vucic-serbia-vote-in-favor-un-resolution-ukraine-mistake/ |url-status=live }}

=Slovakia=

Slovakia coalition partner Slovak National Party criticised Robert Fico Slovakia vote for support for the Resolution, suggesting that Slovakia should have opposed the resolution in line with Hungary's position.{{cite news|work=Kyiv Independent|title=Slovak National Party calls on Fico to apologize after Slovakia backs UN resolution condemning Russian aggression|date=26 February 2025|url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-slovak-national-party-calls-on-fico-to-apologize-after-slovakia-backs-un-resolution-condemning-russian-aggression/}}{{cite news|work=The Slovak Spectator|title=News digest: Slovakia votes for Ukraine at UN, far-right SNS demands apology|url= https://spectator.sme.sk/politics-and-society/c/news-digest-slovakia-backs-un-resolutions-on-ukraineurl=https://spectator.sme.sk/politics-and-society/c/news-digest-slovakia-backs-un-resolutions-on-ukraine|date=26 February 2025|first=Peter|last=Dlhopolec}}

= Hungary =

Hungary was the only EU member state to vote against the resolution.{{Cite web |url=https://georgiatoday.ge/un-condemns-russias-invasion-in-ukraine-backed-resolution/ |title=UN condemns Russia's invasion in Ukraine-backed resolution |first=Mariam |last=Razmadze |date=February 25, 2025 |website=Georgia Today}}

= Israel =

Israel was the only Middle Eastern state to vote against the resolution, while Iran abstained. This was likely due to US pressure.{{cite news |title=Joining US, Israel votes against UN motion condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-shift-israel-votes-against-un-motion-reaffirming-ukraines-territorial-integrity/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=25 February 2025}}

References

ES-11 6

Category:United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning the Russo-Ukrainian War

Category:Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine