Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 10212th meeting

Civilian toll soars as Ukraine marks 35 years of independence, UN political affairs chief warns Security Council amid renewed calls for ceasefire.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:34:37
• Production Date: 24 August 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ROSEMARY A. DICARLO
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO; DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: CIVILIANS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; DRONE AIRCRAFT; DISPLACED PERSONS; CEASEFIRES; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; FOOD SECURITY; INDEPENDENCE; PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; BLACK SEA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3619776
• Parent Id: 3619243
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10212 UKRAINE 24 AUG 2026 PM

Description

Two anniversaries converged as the Security Council met to discuss the situation in Ukraine today — with that country marking both 35 years of independence and four-and-a-half years of invasion — as peace remains elusive amidst soaring civilian casualties.

The war’s toll on civilians has been spotlighted for months now in the Council — with June deadlier than May, and July deadlier still — as UN officials have repeatedly pointed to a pattern of targeting urban centres with large civilian populations. Calls for ceasefire have featured in all these meetings, and the Council’s most recent briefing on this issue was no exception.

“For four-and-a-half years, this war has brought death, destruction and displacement on a devastating scale,” observed Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. More civilians were killed in Ukraine in July than in any month since May 2022, which also saw the highest number of child casualties since April 2022. “The number of civilian casualties reported in August thus far indicates that this deeply troubling trend is continuing,” she noted.

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