Mr. President,

We strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and its systematic grave human rights violations, including in the temporarily occupied territories. Russia must cease its aggression, withdraw all military forces, stop attacks on civilian infrastructure, release unlawfully detained civilians and prisoners of war, and ensure return of all forcibly transferred persons, especially children.

We strongly condemn the widespread violations of international law committed in Sudan and remain committed to securing justice. We are particularly concerned about differentiated harm inflicted on women and girls and continued use of conflict-related sexual violence as a weapon of war. We call on external networks fueling the war in Sudan to immediately stop their support. 

We condemn all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory by all parties and remain gravely concerned by the devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, growing settler violence in the West Bank and expansion of settlements. We reiterate that Hamas must disarm immediately and cannot play a role in the future of Gaza. We call upon Israel to immediately allow unhindered and safe humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip and end its expansion of settlements in the West Bank. We remain committed to the Two-State Solution.

We call on China to implement UPR, Treaty Body and Xinjiang report recommendations. The Promoting Ethnic Unity Law raises concerns about further curbing of rights.