U.N. votes overwhelmingly for humanitarian access to Ukraine, demands Russian hostilities end

United Nations – The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to demand an immediate cessation of hostilities by Russia against Ukraine and to increase humanitarian access to protect civilians fleeing the bombardment and for food and medicine to get into the war-torn nation.  

The resolution passed by greater than the needed two-thirds majority, with 140 votes in favor, five votes against, and 38 nations abstaining. 

Introduced by Ukraine and supported by the U.S. and dozens of other nations, the resolution deplores the "dire humanitarian consequences of the hostilities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, including the besiegement of and shelling and air strikes in densely populated cities of Ukraine, in particular Mariupol, as well as attacks striking civilians, including journalists."