Thank you, Madam Chair. This week, we must address yet another attack by the Russian Federation, which the UN alleges to be a violation of international humanitarian law.

On 14 October, a clearly marked United Nations humanitarian convoy was delivering life-saving aid to the frontline town of Bilozerka in Kherson region. According to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, the convoy “came under attack by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”.

Madam Chair, with your permission I would like to show the room a short video that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) posted after the attack.

Link to video

The convoy of four trucks was from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, and UNFPA

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