Security Council LIVE: ‘Urgent de-escalation’ needed now in Ukraine amid spike in civilian deaths

Heavy machinery, including large cranes and a dump truck, are at the scene of a damaged multi-story residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Security Council LIVE: ‘Urgent de-escalation’ needed now in Ukraine amid spike in civilian deaths

9 July 2026 Peace and Security

The Security Council must use every tool and diplomatic channel to reach an urgent de-escalation, Rosemary DiCarlo, chief of UN political and peacebuilding affairs, told an emergency meeting on Thursday amid escalating deadly Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian civilians.

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A man in a United Nations vest stands in the foreground, looking at a heavily damaged apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, where search and rescue teams work among the rubble.

Ukraine: Latest Russian assault leaves at least 14 dead in Kyiv

6 July 2026

Peace and Security

Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least 14 civilians and injured more than 80 others overnight on Monday, according to local authorities.

Rescue workers and an excavator at a damaged residential building in Kyiv following a Russian missile and drone attack.

Civilian dangers multiply as drones transform Ukraine’s battlefield

3 July 2026

Peace and Security

As drones reshape the battlefield in Ukraine, they are also creating new and increasingly complex dangers for civilians, threatening recovery efforts, agriculture and global food security long after the fighting ends.