Russian Federation
Ambassador Andrey Denisov
Russia is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Andrey Denisov has served as Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN since July 2004. The following is excerpted from the 5015th meeting of the UN Security Council on July 30, 2004, in New York.The humanitarian and political situation in the Sudanese province of Darfur remains complex. Unfortunately, large-scale violations of human rights and the norms of international humanitarian law are continuing there. Units of the Janjaweed and other illegal armed groups, despite appeals and warnings from the international community, are attacking the peaceful civilian population, killing, plundering, and destroying…
