Special Session Of U.N. General Assembly Meets To Discuss Conflict In Ukraine

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 23: Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, addresses the United Nations General Assembly during a special session at the United Nations headquarters on March 23, 2022 in New York City. The U.N. General Assembly resumed today after 22 member states, which includes France, the United Kingdom and United States, wrote to the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, to resume the special session. The General Assembly will be considering two rival resolutions, one that is supported by Ukraine and other Western member states that will place blame on Russia for the growing humanitarian crisis and one sponsored by South Africa that does not mention Russia. The Security Council will also take up a vote on a third resolution that is sponsored by Russia that does not refer to the invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)