The World Health Organization passed a resolution Thursday addressing the Ukrainian health crisis that began with Russian aggression, while rejecting a similar counter-proposal from Russia that failed to mention the country’s role in the war.
The “Health emergency in Ukraine and refugee receiving and hosting countries, stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression” draft proposal was passed with 88 yes votes, 12 nos, and 53 abstentions during the organization’s 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
The original proposal (pdf) published on May 23, brought by the United States and 46 other nations, including the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, and Turkey, condemned the Russian military incursion which began on Feb. 24, and requested WHO to “consider temporarily suspending all regional meetings” in the country until a peaceful resolution has been reached and Russia withdraws its forces from Ukraine….