Urgent Calls to Protect Civilians in Russia and Ukraine Ignored: UN Peace Operations Official

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Published Jun 22, 2024

A top UN official on Friday (8 Mar) said, “repeated calls” for protection of civilians in Russia and Ukraine “appear to fall on deaf ears.”

Khaled Khiari, who is Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific at the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, told the Security Council that “the past two weeks have instead witnessed an intensification of attacks on civilians across different regions of Ukraine,” while “strikes have also been reported inside the Russian Federation including today in the Belgorod region reportedly leading to casualties.”

Khiari told the Council that “Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine has already resulted in the death of 10,703 civilians, including 594 children. 20,146 more, including 1,316 children, have been injured.”

He condemned “all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure as they are prohibited under international law,” adding that “they are unacceptable and must stop now.”