UN Security Council calls rare General Assembly session on Ukraine

Security Council members, from left, Britain's Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward; U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield; Albania's UN Ambassador Ferit; Hoxha; and Brazil's Ambassador to the UN Ronaldo Costa Filho, vote in the United Nations Security Council, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday called for a rare emergency special session of the 193-member General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which will be held on Monday, as western allies step up a diplomatic campaign to isolate Moscow.

The vote by the 15-member council was procedural so Russia could not wield its veto.