The 54-member bloc called on countries to “show the same empathy and support for all people fleeing war, regardless of their race.”
Kimani added that the Security Council should “be able to understand that there are actors who want to exaggerate this story for cynical reasons that have nothing to do with the welfare and security of Africans.”
He also thanked Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for providing Kenyan citizens leaving Ukraine with visa-free entry to their countries.
The Deputy Ambassador of Ghana to the UN, Carolyn Oppong-Ntiri, supported this opinion in her speech, calling for assistance to people fleeing Ukraine “without discrimination” and providing them with humanitarian assistance, “including medical assistance in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality. and impartiality.
Gabon’s ambassador to the UN called the reports of racism “unacceptable”.
“We ask for respect for the dignity and fair treatment of all people in dire circumstances. This is an opportunity for my country to recall the African Union’s call to respect international law, which requires the equal treatment of all people who cross international borders into conflict zones,” Ambassador Michel Xavier Byang said on Monday.
Ukrainian border guards denied these claims.
