UNGA suspends Russia from UNHRC, India abstains from voting | Master Stroke ( 7 April 2022)

One month after Russia began its military advance in Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday adopted a resolution on humanitarian consequences of the aggression against Ukraine, as tabled by Kyiv and a large cross-regional group and supported by the EU & its Member States. The resolution was passed with 140 members in favour, five against, and 38 abstentions, including India. After the resolution was passed at the UNGA meeting, India said that it abstained on the resolution since what it requires now is to focus on the cessation of hostilities and urgent humanitarian assistance. "The draft resolution didn't fully reflect our expected focus on these challenges," Ambassador TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to UN said.