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Russia loses membership in numerous UN bodies.

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Russia lost its position on the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues to which Ukraine was elected by an overwhelming majority, said Ukraine's Representative to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya. Ukraine will be represented by Suleiman Mamutov, a Crimean Tatar. Additionally, Russia lost its seat on the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, UNICEF and UN-Women.

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