Press Statement on the passing of H.E. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations

1.0United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)https://www.unaoc.orgJulie Ladananhttps://www.unaoc.org/author/julie/Press Statement on the passing of H.E. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations | UNAOCrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xXwtqJ9NKe"><a href="https://www.unaoc.org/2017/02/press-statement-on-the-passing-of-ambassador-vitaly-churkin-the-permanent-representative-of-the-russian-federation/">Press Statement on the passing of H.E. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.unaoc.org/2017/02/press-statement-on-the-passing-of-ambassador-vitaly-churkin-the-permanent-representative-of-the-russian-federation/embed/#?secret=xXwtqJ9NKe" width="600" height="338" title="“Press Statement on the passing of H.E. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations” — United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)" data-secret="xXwtqJ9NKe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.unaoc.org/wp-content/uploads/vitaly-churkin.jpg1180441The High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, notes with sadness the passing of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation who died on February 20th. Amb. Churkin was deeply respected by all who knew and worked with him. He represented his country with great skill and passion.