Sixth Crimea Platform Summit At UN Adopts Joint Statement — Full Text
Today, September 23, the sixth summit of the International Crimea Platform took place at UN headquarters in New York. Participants focused on the situation in temporarily occupied Crimea, systematic human rights violations, the militarization of the peninsula — including of children, youth, and education — and further international steps toward Crimea's de-occupation. Following the event,…
On September 23, the International Crimea Platform held its sixth summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The main topics of discussion included the situation in Crimea, human rights violations, the militarization of the peninsula, and steps toward Crimea's de-occupation. The summit concluded with participants adopting a joint statement that reaffirmed key international agreements and condemned various actions by the Russian Federation.
The statement emphasized the principles of the United Nations Charter and relevant UN resolutions on Ukraine's territorial integrity, Russia's aggression against Ukraine, and the human rights situation in occupied territories. It reaffirmed the commitment to Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, while also rejecting the Russian Federation's attempted annexation of Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Participants highlighted the importance of ending Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, which began with the 2014 occupation of Crimea and escalated in 2022. They denounced the Russian Federation's ongoing war of aggression and its attempt to illegally annex Ukrainian territory, as well as the temporary occupation of other parts of Ukraine's territory.
The joint statement condemned Russia's violations of international humanitarian law and human rights standards in occupied territories, including unlawful detentions, torture, enforced disappearances, and discriminations. It also condemned the forced displacement, deportation, Russification, indoctrination, and militarization of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation.
Furthermore, participants emphasized the need for the safe return of Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars, and other indigenous people of Ukraine to their homeland. They stressed the importance of protecting Ukrainian cultural, linguistic, religious, and historical heritage, and condemned the Russian Federation's discriminatory policy towards these groups.
Finally, the statement called for full accountability for any war crimes and other serious international crimes committed during Russia's aggression against Ukraine, supporting the work of international judicial mechanisms and encouraging sustained efforts within the United Nations Council.
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