GE.23-06834(E)
Economic Commission for Europe
Seventieth session
Geneva, 18 and 19 April 2023
Item 4 of the provisional agenda
Consideration of the high-level statement
Economic and Social Effects of Russia’s Aggression Against
Ukraine
Revision
Submitted by the European Union and its Member States, Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Monaco,
Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, the Republic of Moldova,
Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
and the United States of America
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,
Reaffirming the paramount importance of the Charter of the United Nations in the promotion
of the rule of law among nations,
Recalling the obligation 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, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of
the United Nations, and to settle their international disputes by peaceful means,
Recalling also the obligation under Article 2 (2) of the Charter, that all Members, in order to
ensure to all of them the rights and benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfil in good
faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the Charter,
Recalling also the decisions ECE/EX/2022/L.12 and ECE/EX/2022/L.6 of the Executive
Committee (EXCOM) relating to “Latest development in the region of the Economic
Commission for Europe”,
Reaffirming that no territorial acquisition resulting from the threat or use of force shall be
recognized as legal,
Reaffirming the commitment of the United Nations Economic Commission of Europe (ECE)
to facilitating the economic development and integration of Europe, to raising the level of
European economic activity, and to maintaining and strengthening the economic relations of
countries in the ECE region,
Reaffirming General Assembly resolution ES 11/1, which deplored in the strongest terms the
aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine,
Expressing grave concern at reports of attacks on Ukrainian civilian facilities such as
residences, schools and hospitals, and of civilian casualties, including women, older persons,
persons with disabilities, and children,
