Against the backdrop of the G20, other international organisations are working to come to shared resolutions on the global affairs of the day.
Yesterday, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution saying Russia should face the consequences of its actions in Ukraine, including paying reparations.
It also recommends that member states, in collaboration with Ukraine, create an international register to record evidence and claims against Russia.
General Assembly resolutions may carry symbolic weight, but they do not have the power to enforce compliance. Indeed, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia labelled the resolution “legally null and void”, and accused the West of “trying to draw out and worsen the conflict”.
Kyiv’s UN Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya told the assembly that in addition to needing finance to rebuild infrastructure, recovery “will never be complete without a sense of justice for the victims of the Russian war”, adding: “It is time to hold Russia accountable.”
The resolution was supported by 94 out of 193 member states, while 14 – including Russia, China, and Iran – voted against it. The remaining countries all abstained.
