The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution on Ukraine by a majority vote.

Representatives of 100 countries voted for this document, 11 were opposed and 58 abstained at a UN General Assembly meeting in New York on Thursday.

Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, North Korea, Nicaragua, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe voted against the resolution. Those that abstained are mostly the countries of Latin America and Africa.

"[The UN General Assembly] affirms its commitment to the sovereignty, political independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders," the resolution reads.

In its resolution, the UN General Assembly called upon all states "to desist and refrain from actions aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including any attempts to modify Ukraine's borders through the threat or use of force or other unlawful means."

"Urges all parties to pursue immediately the peaceful resolution of the situation with respect to Ukraine through direct political dialogue, to exercise restraint, to refrain from unilateral actions and inflammatory rhetoric that may increase tensions, and to engage fully with international mediation efforts," the document reads.

The UN General Assembly also welcomed the efforts of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and other international and regional organizations to assist Ukraine in protecting the rights of all persons in Ukraine, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.

"[The General Assembly] underscores that the referendum held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol on March 16, 2014, having no validity, cannot form the basis for any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or of the city of Sevastopol," the resolution reads.

The General Assembly called upon all states, international organizations and specialized agencies not to recognize any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol on the basis of the above-mentioned referendum and to refrain from any action or dealing that might be interpreted as recognizing any such altered status.

As reported, Ukraine initiated a UN General Assembly meeting to consider the situation in the Crimea and adopt a resolution on preserving its territorial integrity.

UN General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding.

The United Nations has 193 member states.