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DATELINE: 08 JUNE 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
08 JUNE 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“All military activity in the vicinity of the Plant must cease immediately. As we have noted before, any extended loss of power could significantly increase the risk of a nuclear accident.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. Med shot, Russian delegation
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“The parties must return to the path of diplomacy. It is not to too late to re-engage in dialogue and negotiations in good faith. The long-term security and stability of Europe depend on concerted and inclusive diplomatic efforts to end this war. As a matter of priority, I reiterate the Secretary-General’s call for an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire. Such a ceasefire would save lives, alleviate suffering and create the space necessary for diplomatic efforts towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.”
7. Wide shot, Security Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“As we have stressed before, that peace must be consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, international law, and relevant UN resolutions. We remain committed to supporting all efforts to this important objective.”
9. Wide shot, Security Council
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Indrika Ratwatte, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator ad interim:
“International humanitarian law is clear: civilians and civilian objects, including humanitarian personnel and assets, must be protected. These rules exist to limit suffering and preserve dignity precisely when there is war, and they must be respected. Accountability for violations and measures to prevent them are essential.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Indrika Ratwatte, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator ad interim:
“We recognise the enormous pressures on humanitarian budgets as crises continue to emerge and deepen around the world. But needs in Ukraine have not diminished. For communities in need, funding is the difference between help reaching them, or not. It allows humanitarian organisations to remain present, respond rapidly and support those facing the greatest risks.”
13. Wide shot, Security Council
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Indrika Ratwatte, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator ad interim:
“First, use all your influence to reverse the erosion of protection for civilians. Do not allow this level of civilian harm and suffering to become the new normal. Second, help preserve and expand our humanitarian operations to reach civilians in need wherever they are. Where access is possible, it must be safeguarded. Where it is impeded, it is vital to open it. Third, ensure humanitarian organizations have the funding needed to remain present where needs are greatest.”
15. Wide shot, Security Council
16. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“One thing is obvious to us, if the current European elites do not come to their senses and do not abandon the insane idea of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, there will be inevitably more and more human casualties and destruction. Believe me, European countries which have suffered from the utmost degree of arrogance and their own exceptionalism since colonial times do not have a plan B.”
17. Wide shot, Security Council
18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“We cannot but comment on Zelenskyy so-called open letter to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, which is by no means a peace initiative, but a clumsy provocation designed to camouflage Kyiv's desperate attempts to disrupt any talks to find ways to resolve the conflict. Under the guise of calling for a dialog and hoping to get the media effect he wanted, Zelenskyy is only repeating all threats and propaganda clichés. Such unscrupulous maneuvers, which are moreover, very clear and obvious, not only do not bring peace closer, but at the only confirm the inability of the neo-Nazi gang entrenched in Kyiv to negotiate.”
19. Wide shot, Security Council
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Andriy Melnyk, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ukraine:
“What a shame. What a shame for this inglorious Russian army and the so-called law enforcement agency that are nothing else but a gang of rapists. Any ancient horde of barbarians was more human than today's Russian troops. For Ukrainians, these crimes, these outrageous crimes are not new. They have been systematically documented since Russia's occupation of Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk in 2014. What has fundamentally changed now is that these appalling facts have now been independently verified and officially recorded by the United Nations.”
21. Wide shot, Security Council
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Andriy Melnyk, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ukraine:
“Ukraine calls on our partner to scale up their support, particularly in the field of air defense, at least tenfold better 20 fold. The most effective way to protect innocent lives today is to ensure that Ukraine has sufficient capabilities to intercept missiles and drones, that Russia launches against our cities. Today, not tomorrow, not next month, not next year.”
23. Wide shot, Security Council
UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo urged Russia and Ukraine to “return to the path of diplomacy,” reiterating that the long-term security and stability of Europe depend on “concerted and inclusive diplomatic efforts” to end the war.
DiCarlo briefed the Council on Monday (8 Jun) stressing that the war in Ukraine is deadlier today than at any point since the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
The UN official highlighted the last few months have seen some of the most extensive aerial attacks of the war. Though the United Nations is not in a position to verify these reports, DiCarlo cautioned that what is evident to all is that the conflict is intensifying.
She reiterated the Secretary-General’s call for “an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire,” emphasizing that such a ceasefire “would save lives, alleviate suffering and create the space necessary for diplomatic efforts towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.”
DiCarlo also stated, “peace must be consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, international law, and relevant UN resolutions. We remain committed to supporting all efforts to this important objective.”
Indrika Ratwatte, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs spoke on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Speaking via video link, Ratwatte said, “international humanitarian law is clear: civilians and civilian objects, including humanitarian personnel and assets, must be protected.”
He continued, “these rules exist to limit suffering and preserve dignity precisely when there is war, and they must be respected. Accountability for violations and measures to prevent them are essential.”
The OCHA senior official also pointed out that Ukraine remains one of the world's largest humanitarian crises. Today, 10.8 million people require humanitarian assistance. Yet OCHA has received less than half the funding needed to reach them.
Ratwatte said, “we recognise the enormous pressures on humanitarian budgets as crises continue to emerge and deepen around the world. But needs in Ukraine have not diminished.”
He continued, “for communities in need, funding is the difference between help reaching them, or not. It allows humanitarian organisations to remain present, respond rapidly and support those facing the greatest risks.”
The Acting Assistant Secretary-General concluded with three asks to the Council. He said, “first, use all your influence to reverse the erosion of protection for civilians. Do not allow this level of civilian harm and suffering to become the new normal. Second, help preserve and expand our humanitarian operations to reach civilians in need wherever they are. Where access is possible, it must be safeguarded. Where it is impeded, it is vital to open it. Third, ensure humanitarian organizations have the funding needed to remain present where needs are greatest.
For his part, Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said, “if the current European elites do not come to their senses and do not abandon the insane idea of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, there will be inevitably more and more human casualties and destruction.”
Ambassador Nebenzia added, “believe me, European countries which have suffered from the utmost degree of arrogance and their own exceptionalism since colonial times do not have a plan B.”
The Russian Ambassador also said, “we cannot but comment on Zelenskyy so-called open letter to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, which is by no means a peace initiative, but a clumsy provocation designed to camouflage Kyiv's desperate attempts to disrupt any talks to find ways to resolve the conflict.”
He said, “under the guise of calling for a dialog and hoping to get the media effect he wanted, Zelenskyy is only repeating all threats and propaganda clichés,” adding that “such unscrupulous maneuvers, which are moreover, very clear and obvious, not only do not bring peace closer, but at the only confirm the inability of the neo-Nazi gang entrenched in Kyiv to negotiate.”
Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk noted that the Russian Armed and Security forces is in the list of parties responsible for acts of sexual violence in the UN's annual report on sexual violence in conflict zones.
Ambassador Melnyk said, “what a shame for this inglorious Russian army and the so-called law enforcement agency that are nothing else but a gang of rapists. Any ancient horde of barbarians was more human than today's Russian troops.”
He continued, “for Ukrainians, these crimes, these outrageous crimes are not new. They have been systematically documented since Russia's occupation of Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk in 2014. What has fundamentally changed now is that these appalling facts have now been independently verified and officially recorded by the United Nations.”
Ambassador Melnyk called on Ukraine’s “partner to scale up their support, particularly in the field of air defense, at least tenfold better 20 fold. The most effective way to protect innocent lives today is to ensure that Ukraine has sufficient capabilities to intercept missiles and drones, that Russia launches against our cities. Today, not tomorrow, not next month, not next year.”
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