India, China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Cuba, Congo, Armenia and Vietnam also abstained from the vote. Three South Asian countries – Afghanistan, Nepal and Bhutan voted in favor of the resolution. Former USSR members Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan took a neutral position. After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Bangladesh voted for only […]
The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years to demand an end to the violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar has been in crisis since the military seized power from Suu Kyi’s elected government on […]
