Problem of the Militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as Well as Parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 34a Prevention of armed conflict, published in 2020.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2019–2021

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/76/70

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2021	A/RES/76/70	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	2,128	81%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/29	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	1,757	56%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/17	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	1,378	49%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/194	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	723	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2021

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2021	A/76/120	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/74/17

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Border Incidents Crimea (Ukraine)Military Activity Political Status Russian Federation Sevastopol (Ukraine)Territorial Sea Ukraine

What’s in this document?

21 operative paragraphs

Urges the Russian Federation, as the occupying Power, immediately, completely and unconditionally to withdraw its military forces from Crimea and end its temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine without delay;

Calls upon all Member States and relevant international organizations to cooperate with the United Nations to encourage and support efforts to put an end to the Russian occupation of Crimea as rapidly as possible and to refrain from any action or dealing with the Russian Federation regarding Crimea that is inconsistent with this aim;

Supports commitments and concerted efforts by the international community, including within international frameworks on Crimea, to address emerging challenges resulting from the progressive militarization of Crimea, which undermines security and stability in the region and beyond;

Stresses that the presence of Russian troops in Crimea is contrary to the national sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine and undermines the security and stability of neighbouring countries and the European region;

Reiterates its grave concern over the progressive militarization of Crimea by the Russian Federation as the occupying Power, and expresses concern over the continuing destabilization of Crimea owing to transfers by the Russian Federation of advanced weapon systems, including nuclear-capable aircraft and missiles, weapons, ammunition and military personnel to the territory of Ukraine, and urges the Russian Federation to stop such activity without delay;

Condemns the use of seized Ukrainian military industry enterprises in the occupied Crimea by the Russian Federation;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to refrain from efforts to extend its jurisdiction over the nuclear facilities and material in Crimea;

Expresses its deep concern over the continued conscription by the Russian Federation of the residents of Crimea, including those holding Ukrainian citizenship, into its armed forces, including assignment to military bases in the Russian Federation, and urges the Russian Federation to stop such activity, which contradicts international humanitarian law, without delay;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to refrain from establishing educational institutions that provide combat training to Crimean children with the stated aim of training for military service in the Russian armed forces, to refrain from establishing combat training courses at Crimean schools and to cease efforts to formally incorporate Crimean educational institutions into the “military-patriotic” education system of the Russian Federation;

Reiterates its concern regarding multiple military exercises of Russian armed forces held in Crimea, which undermine regional security and entail considerable long-term negative environmental consequences in the region;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to refrain from unlawful military-related activities in Crimea and parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, which would further exacerbate tensions in the region and beyond;

Condemns the construction by the Russian Federation of warships in the temporarily occupied Crimea, which further contributes to the build-up of forces and poses a threat to regional security and stability;

Expresses its utmost concern about the dangerous increase in tensions and the unjustified use of force by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, including the intentional obstruction of traffic;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to return to Ukraine unconditionally and without delay all equipment and weapons seized from the vessels Berdyansk, Nikopol and the tugboat Yani Kapu during the unjustified use of force by the Russian Federation on 25 November 2018;

Encourages further negotiations to ensure the release by the Russian Federation of all illegally detained Ukrainian citizens and their safe return to Ukraine;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to refrain from impeding the lawful exercise of navigational rights and freedoms, exercised in accordance with applicable international law, including provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,³ including but not limited to closure of sea areas under the pretext of military exercises, in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait;

³United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1833, No. 31363.

Condemns the construction and opening by the Russian Federation of the Kerch Strait bridge and the railway bridge, which form a part of the Tavrida highway project, between the Russian Federation and the temporarily occupied Crimea, which facilitates the further militarization of Crimea and restricts the size of ships that can reach the Ukrainian ports on the Azov coast;

Also condemns the increasing military presence of the Russian Federation in parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, including the Kerch Strait, and the harassment by the Russian Federation of commercial vessels and its restriction of international shipping there, which further aggravates the economic and social situation in the broader Donetsk region already affected by the temporary occupation of Crimea and subsequent ongoing destabilizing acts by the Russian Federation;

Further condemns visits of Russian officials to the temporarily occupied Crimea, including those in connection with conducting military exercises, military parades and other activities;

Calls upon all Member States, as well as international organizations and specialized agencies, to refrain from any visits to Crimea that are not agreed with Ukraine;

Decides to continue its consideration of the matter at its seventy-sixth session.

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