Statement by Richard Croker, Minister-Counsellor of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mission to the United Nations, at the Opening of the First Resumed Session of the Fifth Committee of the 76th General Assembly From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Richard CrokerPublished7 March 2022Location:UN General AssemblyDelivered on:4 March 2022 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you Mr Chair, Firstly, given the gravity of the situation, like others, I want to acknowledge what is happening in Ukraine. Russia’s assault is an unprovoked, pr…