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May 19, 2014

Resolution by: UN Security Council A/68/L.39 | – Territorial Integrity of Ukraine

Resolution by: UN Security Council
A/68/L.39 | TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE


United Nations
A
/68/L.39
General Assembly

Original: English
14-27344 (E) 250314
*1427344*
Sixty-eighth session
Agenda item 33 (b)
Prevention of armed conflict: strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful 
settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution
Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine: draft
resolution
Territorial integrity of Ukraine
The General Assembly
,
Reaffirming
the paramount importance of the Charter of the United Nations in
the promotion of the rule of law among nations,
Recalling the obligations of all States under Article 2
of the Charter to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use 
of force against the territorial
integrity or political independence of any State, and to settle their international
disputes by peaceful means, Recalling also its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 
1970, in which it
approved the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations, and reaffirming the principles contained therein that the territory of
a State shall not be the object of acquisition by another State resulting from the
threat or use of force, and that any attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of
the national unity and territorial integrity of a State or country or of its political
independence is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the Charter,
Recalling further the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation
in Europe, signed in Helsinki on 1 August 1975, the Memorandumon Security
 Assurances in Connection with Ukraine’s Accession to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, of 5 December 1994 (Budapest
Memorandum), the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between
Ukraine and the Russian Federation of 31 May 1997, and the Alma
-
Ata Declarationof 21 December 1991,
Stressing the importance of maintaining the inclusive political dialogue in
Ukraine that reflects the diversity of its society and includes representation from all
Welcoming
the continued efforts by the Secretary-General and the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe and other international and regional organizations to support de-escalation of the situation with respect to Ukraine,Noting that the referendum held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol on 16 March 2014
was not authorized by Ukraine,
 
1.
Affirmsits commitment to the sovereignty, political independence, unity
and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders;
2.
Calls upon all States to desist and refrain from actions aimed at the
partial or total disruption of the national unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine,
including any attempts to modify Ukraine’s borders through the threat or use of
force or other unlawful means;
3.
Urges all parties to pursue immediately the peaceful resolution of the
situation with respect to Ukraine through direct political dialogue, to exercise
restraint, to refrain from unilateral actions and inflammatory rhetoric that may
increase tensions, and to engage fully with international mediation efforts;
4.
Welcomes the efforts of the United Nations, the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe and other international and regional organizations to
assist Ukraine in protecting the rights of all persons in Ukraine, including the rights
of persons belonging to minorities;
5.
Underscoresthat the referendum held in the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea and the city of Sevastopol on 16 March 2014, having no validity, cannot
form the basis for any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or of the city of Sevastopol;
6.
Calls upon all States, international organizations and specialized
agencies not to recognize any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea and the city of Sevastopol on the basis of the above-mentioned referendum
and to refrain from any action or dealing that might be interpreted as recognizing
any such altered status

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