Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed the members of Ukraine's delegation who will take place in oral hearings at the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning accusations of genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide Convention) in a case brought by Ukraine against the Russian Federation.
Leaders of the Verkhovna Rada factions and groups, with the exception of the pro-Russian Opposition Platform For Life, met on 28 February to discuss a bill which would allow confiscation of all property of legal entities of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the Ukrainian State.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov will not attend a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva due to new travel requirements resulting from sanctions against Russia. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to provide documents necessary to enable his participation.
Ukraine drafted documents necessary for the UN to adopt a decision on a special peacekeeping mission to Donbas and is hoping for effective cooperation with the new Secretary General of the UN
Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko held an urgent press briefing on the situation in Crimea, following the actions of Russian law enforcement and the statements of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The United Nations Development Program in Ukraine has stated that possible delay of the launch of the e-asset declaration system for public officials was highly undesirable, as it is one of key requirements for the visa-free regime for Ukrainian citizens.
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to alleged Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detention sites.
