The World Health Assembly voted to condemn and call for an immediate end to Russia's military attacks on Ukraine's hospitals, clinics and ambulances.
GENEVA (AN) — Delegates to the World Health Assembly overwhelmingly condemned and demanded an immediate halt to Russia's targeted military attacks on Ukraine's hospitals, clinics and ambulances, which have killed and injured more than 200 civilians.
By a vote of 88-12, the 194-nation governing body of the World Health Organization approved a Ukraine-sponsored resolution on Thursday about the health emergency facing Ukrainians that have remained or fled their nation due to Russia's invasion.
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