The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its strong protest over the participation of representatives of the Russian occupation administration in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine) in the 12th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), which takes place from November 4 to 8 in Cairo, Egypt, with the support of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), UNN reports with reference to the diplomatic mission.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the participation of representatives of the Russian occupation administration in events organized or held under the auspices of international organizations is a blatant violation of international law and a number of UN General Assembly resolutions.
"Despite numerous insistences from the Ukrainian side, UN-Habitat has failed to ensure proper control and define a clear mechanism for registration of WUF12 participants, thereby allowing criminals to participate in the event and jeopardizing the reputation of this important event," the statement said.
The diplomatic mission is convinced that those who have committed such criminal negligence can no longer enjoy the trust of UN member states, and therefore have the honor of working for UN-Habitat or other UN bodies.