‘Uniting for Peace’: What to expect from Asia at the UN General Assembly emergency session on Ukraine


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With no sign of de-escalation on the fifth day of Russia ’s war in Ukraine , the United Nations General Assembly will convene later on Monday for a rare special emergency session. The session will involve the participation of all 193 member states. Only 10 such emergency sessions have been held since the UN was formed after World War II. Russia last week used its veto to block a hastily put together Western-backed Security Council resolution that condemned Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Then, on Sunday, the Security Council took another vote to allow the General Assembly to convene and discuss...