Despite Government Of Cuba Seeking US$1 Trillion In Reparations From The United States, It Opposed UN Resolution To Seek Reparations From Russia For Ukraine
/Resolution 377A(V) authorizes the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to participate in matters of international peace and security when the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is unable to act due to unanimity among its five permanent members: People’s Republic of China, France, United Kingdom, United States, and Russian Federation, each of whom have a veto.
On 14 November 2022, approximately fifty of the 193 UNGA member nations co-sponsored a resolution on establishing an international mechanism for compensation for damage, loss and injury, as well as a register to document evidence and claims against the Russian Federation. The resolution stated that the Russian Federation “must bear the legal consequences of all its internationally wrongful acts, including making reparation for injury, including any damage, caused by such acts.”
Ninety-four member voted in favor of the resolution. Fourteen members voted against the resolution. Seventy-three members abstained from voting on the resolution.
Members who voted against the resolution: The Bahamas, Belarus, Central African Republic, China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mali, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Zimbabwe
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