Pakistan calls for total halt to Ukraine-Russia hostilities and resumption for dialogue

UNITED NATIONS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Jul, 2026) Pakistan Thursday called for an "immediate and complete" cessation of hostilities between Ukraine and Russia, and the resumption of meaningful dialogue for a comprehensive, durable and peaceful resolution of this 4-year-old conflict.

"The sharp uptick in fighting and expansion of the battlefield is not only compounding the humanitarian plight in the affected areas but is also pushing the parties apart, entrenching mistrust, and shrinking political space for dialogue, further diminishing the prospects for peace," Ambassador Usman Jadoon, deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council during a debate on the deteriorating situation in Ukraine.

The meeting - requested by Ukraine and supported by the Council’s European members: Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia and the UK, was convened following two major waves of drone and missile attacks, overnight 1-2 July and 5-6 July, by the Russia on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

"It is deplorable that the overwhelming calls for ending hostilities and pursuing the path of dialogue both inside and outside of this chamber remain unheeded. Instead, there is escalation, with intensification in attacks by both parties," the Pakistani envoy said.

"We reiterate our call for protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure and of humanitarian personnel; and for the parties to abide by their International Humanitarian Law obligations without any exception."

Ambassador Jadoon stressed the need for reversing "the increasingly dangerous and perilous" path that this conflict has taken, and called for investing more in dialogue and diplomacy, and not military means.

"Clearly, the Primary responsibility for this rests with the parties," he said. In this context, he underscore the need for an immediate and complete cessation of hostilities, and the resumption of meaningful dialogue in earnest.

"Mutually acceptable peaceful settlement, consistent with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and corresponding to the legitimate security interests of all sides, and the relevant multilateral agreements remains the only viable path to lasting peace."

Pakistan, Ambassador Jadoon added, will continue to support all efforts aimed at achieving a just, comprehensive, durable and peaceful resolution of this conflict.

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At the outset, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, spoke of the worsening situation in

Ukraine.

“In the past week alone, three massive waves of Russian aerial strikes targeted Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, further raising the alarming civilian death toll,” she said.

Detailing recent events, she said overnight on 8 July, missile and drone attacks were reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa. This followed a massive overnight aerial attack on Kyiv on 6 July.

She said Kyiv, the capital, and the Kyiv region were reportedly attacked with dozens of ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, and hundreds of drones, which reportedly killed at least 28 people, including a 12-year-old boy.

“This brutal attack came only days after one of the deadliest assaults on Kyiv since the start of the war,” she said.

On the night of 2 July, she said, Russia launched over 70 missiles and nearly 500 drones at the city, reportedly killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 100, including children.

The same night, civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure were also reported in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv regions, the UN official said.

In Dnepropetrovsk, a child was reportedly killed, and in Kherson, a Russian strike on a medical facility reportedly killed a doctor.

“These attacks show a clear pattern,” she said. They targeted urban centers with large civilian populations.

"We condemn these attacks in the strongest terms,” Ms. DiCarlo said, noting also that Ukraine has used drone attacks on oil, industrial and military infrastructure inside the Russian Federation.

According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OHCHR), civilian casualties in Ukraine – killed and injured – were higher in May than in any other month since the beginning of the conflict.

She also cited the Secretary-General’s recent report which found that Russian authorities continue to violate international humanitarian and human rights law.