SA likely to support UN General Assembly resolution demanding Russia return abducted Ukrainian children
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South Africa Backs Return of Abducted Ukrainian ChildrenOn December 3, the UN Assembly will vote on returning over 19,500 Ukrainian children forcibly deported by Russia since 2014.
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- South Africa is expected to support a UN resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional return of Ukrainian children taken by Russia since 2014.
- Ukrainian residents and multiple human rights NGOs in South Africa have urged the government to back the urgent resolution.
- The resolution condemns Russia’s violations of international law through forced transfers, deportations, and altering the children’s identities.
- It calls on the UN Secretary-General to engage Russia to secure the children’s safe return and allow international monitoring access.
South Africa cannot abstain on children’s rights, even as a non-aligned country. Every child has the right to be with their family and community. There can be no long-lasting just peace in Ukraine without children coming back.— Kateryna Aloshyna, President of the Ukrainian Association of South Africa, in a statement.
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