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UN rights council votes to hold urgent debate on Ukraine

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The President of the UN Human Rights Council announces that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia will be the subject of an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council. Ukraine's request to hold an urgent debate at the council in Geneva was supported by 29 of the council's 47 members, with five voting against, including Russia and China, and 13 abstentions. SOUNDBITE

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