Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 10166th meeting

War in Ukraine at deadliest point in four years, UN officials warn Security Council, as speakers urge immediate ceasefire, return to diplomacy.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:22:02
• Production Date: 8 June 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: ENERGY; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; CEASEFIRES; DIPLOMACY; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; FOOD SECURITY; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; AERIAL BOMBINGS; INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3585088
• Parent Id: 3583488
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10166 UKRAINE 08 JUN 2026 PM

Description

The war in Ukraine is deadlier today than at any point since the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in 2022, top UN officials warned the Security Council today, as Council members repeatedly stressed “enough is enough” and pleaded for an immediate ceasefire and a return to diplomacy.

“Appallingly, the last few months have seen some of the most extensive aerial attacks of the war,” Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told the 15-member Council as it met for the fifth time in three weeks on developments related to Ukraine or the spillover effects of the war.

• Briefer: Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
• Statement: Latvia
• Briefer: Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator (via video-teleconference)
• Statements: Denmark, France, Greece, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Panama, Russian Federation, Liberia, Bahrain, Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States of America, China, Pakistan, Colombia
• Further statements: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Russian Federation
• Statement: Ukraine
• Further statements: Russian Federation, Ukraine
• Statement: Her Excellency Elina Valtonen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finland (on behalf of: Nordic countries)
• Statement: His Excellency Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
• Statements: Germany, Poland
• Statement: Lithuania (also on behalf of: Baltic States)

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S/PV.10166