Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 10110th meeting

‘War remains stain on collective conscience’, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council as Ukraine war enters fifth year, urging ceasefire.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:36:47
• Production Date: 24 February 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ROSEMARY A. DICARLO
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN; INTERNATIONAL LAW; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; CEASEFIRES; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; WAR
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3538865
• Parent Id: 3538095
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10110 UKRAINE 24 FEB 2026 PM

Description

As the Russian Federation’s war on Ukraine enters its fifth year, the Security Council today heard that ongoing diplomatic efforts must first yield an immediate ceasefire, and then a lasting peace, to finally end the widespread suffering wrought by prolonged conflict.

The Council is meeting in the wake of the General Assembly’s Emergency Special Session on the same topic, after months of intensified Russian Federation attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure amidst freezing temperatures. While ongoing diplomatic efforts seek to end the war, 2025 was a particularly deadly year for civilians despite the Council’s adoption of resolution 2774 (2025) one year ago on the third anniversary of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. Today marks the fourth.

“The war remains a stain on our collective conscience,” said Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, speaking for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Spotlighting the cascading consequences of the Russian Federation’s invasion — a “blatant violation of international law” — she underscored that the human toll has been catastrophic. “Last year was the deadliest for Ukrainian civilians since 2022,” she said. And since the start of the war, more than 15,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, more than 41,000 have been injured, millions have been forced to flee their homes and millions more require life-saving assistance.

• Briefer: Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Statements Delivered:

• United Kingdom (President) – His Excellency Mr. Stephen Doughty, Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Latvia – Her Excellency Ms. Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Denmark
• France
• Greece
• Panama
• United States
• Colombia
• Somalia
• Liberia
• Bahrain
• China
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Pakistan
• Russian Federation
• Ukraine – Her Excellency Ms. Mariana Betsa, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Czechia – His Excellency Mr. Petr Macinka, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Georgia – His Excellency Mr. Lasha Darsalia, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Cyprus – His Excellency Mr. Michael Damianos, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry
• Austria – His Excellency Mr. Arnold Kammel, Secretary-General at the Federal Ministry of Defence
• His Excellency Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
• Lithuania
• Estonia
• Germany
• Sweden
• Spain
• Poland

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