This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in France.

"This event was a victory for Ukraine and our partners in UNESCO, who support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our state, respect the values ​​of this organization and the principles of international law. The issue of Crimea remains on the UNESCO agenda", - was informed by the embassy.

It is noted that this gives confidence that "human rights violations, destruction of cultural and natural heritage in the occupied Crimea will not go unnoticed by the international community, but will be addressed through international legal mechanisms and international monitoring".

The Ambassador of Ukraine to France, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to UNESCO Vadym Omelchenko, noted that this decision is not only a victory for Ukraine and its partners, but also a victory for the entire civilized world, the principles of international law and common sense.

"I would like to especially thank my colleagues from the group of friends of Ukraine in UNESCO, the proactive position of France, as well as the support of our partners from Canada, Great Britain and the EU, who, not being members of the Executive Council, expressed their support for Ukraine in the voting hall. As well as the delegation of Afghanistan, which voted in favor of today's decision", - he said.

The decision was made on the basis of a report by the Director-General of UNESCO, prepared jointly with the Ukrainian side, UNESCO's institutional partners - the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and others.

The report draws attention to human rights violations, destruction of cultural and natural heritage, harassment for expression, obstruction of access to education in the mother tongue and other violations of UNESCO values ​​in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

It is also expected that the Director-General of UNESCO will present the following report on the situation in the occupied Crimea based on the results of monitoring at the 215th session of the Executive Board.