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is called to water. the provisional agenda for this meeting is maintenance of peace and security of ukraine. the agenda is adopted from home, so you will know in accordance with role 37 of the counsels provisional rules of procedure. i invite the representatives of italy, latvia, poland, slovakia, and ukraine to participate in this meeting. it is so decided to fulfill your remind you of your of your in accordance waived rule $39.00 of the counsels provisional rules of procedure. i invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting was miss rosemary decarlo under secretary general for political and peace building affairs. 6, ms. brands, caris assistant secretary general for human rights and ms. alexandra drake,

coordinator for international cooperation center for civil liberties. it is so decided the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda, and i was, i know, give the floor to miss version me to college president. as we are, mr. president, as we are painfully aware, the war in ukraine continues to rage. since i brief his council and 24 august, because of the fighting at least 104 civilians, including 10 children, have died. and at least 253 civilians, including 25 children, have been injured according to the office of the high commissioner for human rights . this brings the total number to 13917 civilian casualties.

5718 killed, including 370 children and 8199 injured, including 635 children. these are only verified figures and the actual numbers are likely significantly higher. the war has also continued to drive large scale displacement over 6900000 people are internally displaced, a jump of 330000. since my last briefing, most of the newly displaced are coming from eastern and southern ukraine. the current number of cleaning refugees recorded across europe has surpassed 7000000 up from 6700000 just 2 weeks ago. ukrainian women who constitute half of these rec, refugees, continued to phase significantly increased security risk, including sexual and gender based violence, trafficking, exploitation,

and abuse. thousands of people in the conflict affected areas of the done yet region, and most acutely in the city of mario full. like access to reliable running water, increasing the risk of communicable disease. all these numbers in facts, though shocking, cannot convey the full scale of the tragedy. but in the face of the international community, in capacity to stop this senseless war, we must continue to record it's terrific consequences as faithfully and accurately as possible. it is our responsibility and indeed the very least we can do to help prevent the war from escalating further and to deter other potential violent conflicts. mister president, the u. n. continues to mobilize to address the massive impacts of the war and civilians. un development program has launched in assessment of the consequences of

the war and living conditions, health, access to education, livelihoods, food, security, social status, as well as an overall, as well as overall levels of poverty and human development. results are expected to be available in december 2022. as humanitarian needs rapidly rise, the u. s. response has scaled up in our reach is 12700000 people with various forms of assistance. over $560.00 humanitarian organizations. more than 60 percent of the national n jose are now operating country wide. this fully compliments the incredible work that thousands of ukrainian volunteers are carrying out in their country. the u. n . is actively seeking to ensure that protection and assistance are available in all areas of ukraine. we remain extremely concerned about the lack of access ukrainians

living in areas that are currently not under the control of the government of ukraine. our humanitarian response includes only $1000000.00 people in these areas . despite the confirmed enormous humanitarian needs. mister president, the secretary general has spoken at length about the impact of the war around the world, especially on shortages, the food and fertilizer. as we have stressed before, the effects on countries already severely hit by climate change. broucher instability have been extremely worrying. somalia, for example, a country that before february, sourced at least 90 percent of its sweet from russia and ukraine is on the brink of famine. united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, warns that there are concrete indications that famine will occur later this year.

in the southern bay region of the country. thousands are dying in an historic drought made worse by the effects of the war. in ukraine. we are grateful that the black sea initiative continues to enable food exports from ukraine since 1 august, 100 ships had left ukrainian ports carrying over 2300000 metric tons of green across 3 continents, including 30 percent to low and lower middle income countries the world food program has thus far charted 3 vessels to soup, to transport wheat from ukraine in support of its humanitarian operations. thanks in part to the biloxi grain initiative, world food commodity prices are coming down the f ail reports, though they remain elevated. but to be sure that food reaches all in need, russian fertilizers and food products must reach foreign markets. the u. n.

continues its efforts to facilitate access to these products, which are not under international sanctions to world markets. mister president, as upper asia nuclear power plant remains a concern. the council heard briefings yesterday from the secretary general and the director general of the international atomic energy agency regarding the dangers of continued military activity at the plant. as the secretary general said yesterday, we welcome the i a mission as a 1st step to de escalate the situation at supper asia the i. e. e. a mission report contains recommendations to further deescalate the situation at the plant, including a proposal to create a nuclear safety and security protection zone ins, upper asia, to ensure the safety of the operating staff and maintain the physical integrity of

the plant. as an immediate step, i reiterate the secretary general's urgent call for a complete succession of military activity in and around the plants. demilitarization is the only answer to ensure the safety of this facility. mister president, the fact finding mission to identify is set to deploy and the coming days to look into the incident on 29 july that led to the death of 53 ukrainian prisoners of war between 75 and 130 more were injured the head of the mission, lieutenant general carlos alberto. the census cruise is accompanied by an experienced team of senior officials and experts. mission must be able to conduct its work without any interference and have faith secure and unfettered access to people. places an evidence. i want to thank you,

crane and russia for their constructive approach in enabling preparation for the mission. we count on their continued support. at my last briefing, i stress that we were concerned by treatment of prisoners of war by both sides. i want to reiterate at the international committee of the red cross and the un human rights monitoring mission in ukraine must have unimpeded access to all individuals detained in relation to the ongoing war. this axis includes, includes, this includes access to places of interment of ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees in the russian federation. both sides to the conflict was fully abide with their obligations under international law. i welcome the parties continued engagement to agree on prisoner exchanges. just last for friday, 14 prisoners were exchanged and the done yes. region. mister president,

so persistent allegations of force displacement deportation, and so called filtration camps run by the russian federation and affiliated local forces are extremely disturbing. such reports must be investigated with the cooperation of competent authorities. assistant secretary general brands carriers will provide more information on this issue. we have repeatedly discussed in this chamber held the war and ukraine is devastating that country, but also endangering regional in global stability. as you heard from the secretary general yesterday, just last week, the 10th review conference of the parties to the treaty on the non proliferation of nuclear weapons could not produce a substantive outcome. after consensus was blocked because it issues related to the war. the n p t failure is only the latest example of how the conflict has affected international relations and cooperation. the longer continues,

the greater the risks it poses to international peace and security. we need peace in ukraine. peace founded on respect for the un charter and international law. all wars are tragic, but none more than wars of choice. thank you, mr. president. let me see. i thank miss decarlo for her briefing, and i now gave the floor to ms. brands caris. mister president, the armed attack by the russian federation against ukraine, which began on 24th of february 2022 has resulted in the mass force displacement of civilians in ukraine. some 7000000 people are internally displaced in ukraine and it is more have sought refuge outside the country. in tenser still,

it is including large scale destruction of critical civilian infrastructure and housing have forced many people to flee their homes. human rights violations in territory occupied by the russian federation were controlled by affiliated on groups have also caused people to flee. these conditions have led to a situation in which those fleeing danger often felt compelled to evacuate in whichever direction was possible, irrespective of their preferences. our office has documented a significant number of cases of civilians who were just placed to the russian federation. including about a dozen cases where members of the russian armed forces and affiliated on groups ordered to the dns in my your pole, to lead their homes or shelters, and brought them to territory in ukraine under their control or to the russian federation. once displaced in the territory, russian federation, in the cases documented by only 2 char civilians have had freedom of movement.

craniums have chosen to either have an onward to other countries or to return to ukraine. however, those who chose to return to ukraine were not. i did with financial resources or other support to do so. for those who have been taken to remote regions of the russian federation, the costs of return, particularly prohibited. oh, we see a chart notes that in situations where persons have been ordered by the occupying power to evacuate for their own key, or for imperative military reasons. those who wish to return must be brought back to their homes. as soon as hostilities have ceased, there have been credible allegations of force transfers of unaccompanied children to russian occupied territory. war to the russian federation itself. we are concerned that the rational authorities have adopted a simplified procedure to grant russian citizenship to children without rental care

. and these children would be eligible for adoption i, russian, families under article 50 of the 4th geneva convention. the russian federation is prohibited and changing these children's personal status, including nationality. moreover, we are particularly concerned that the announce plans of the rational authorities to allow the movement of children from ukraine to families in the russian federation do not appear to include steps for family reunification or in other ways to ensure respect for the principal of the best interests of the child, mister president, our office has verified that russian armed forces and affiliated on group subject civilians to so called filtration a system of security checks and personal data collection. individuals subjected to frustration. filtration include those leading areas of ongoing or recent

hostilities. and those are residing in or moving through territory controlled by russian armed forces and affiliated on groups. although security checks are not prohibited under international humanitarian law. we are concerned that such checks and detentions that may follow, take place outside any legal framework, and do not respect the principles of necessity and proportionality. the practice has resulted according to credible reports received by which a char, in numerous human rights violations, including of the rights to liberty, security of person and privacy. in cases that our office has documented during subtraction russian armed forces, an affiliated arm groups have subjected persons to body searches, sometimes involving force nudity and the details regains about the personal background. family ties, political views and allegiances of the individual concerned. they examine personal

belongings, including mobile devices, and gathered personal identity, data, pictures, and fingerprints. in some cases, those awaiting filtration equals or an unequivocal an overcrowded premises sometimes without adequate access to food. water and sanitation are particularly concerned that women and girls are at risk of sexual abuse jurors during filtration process procedures. o, c, a chart has amended that men and women perceived as having ties with ukrainian armed forces or state institutions. or as having crew, ukrainian, or anti russian views were subjected to arbitrary detention torture, ill treatment and enforced disappearance. they were transferred to penal colony, including the now infamous pin. oh, colony, nearer let me leave and pre trial detention centers where they were interrogated

and sometimes to try to extract a so called confession of their active cooperation with the government of ukraine. some detainees were released after one or 2 months, while others remained detained as of today, with no or little information for their families about their whereabouts and fate. our office has been seeking access to individuals detained after failing to pass filtration and to those to reportedly passed filtration, but were nevertheless detained and said to a center for evac trees in busy minute. in the next reason, close to the border with the russian federation. o h c h r. i has not been granted access to these individuals and is concerned that they may be subjected to torture or ill treatment while being held in common. ricardo, mister president, force displacement entails great risks for civilians. it is not only gravely

impacts their lives, dignity, and health, but also negatively affects their economic and social rights. since 24th of february, we have documented a significant deterioration in access to adequate housing, social security and livelihood opportunities for displaced persons in particular for people and groups and vulnerable situations, including persons with disabilities, romance, people, and older persons. many of them are staying for, for long periods of time in degrading conditions in ill equipped short term shelters. we also have concerns that the deterioration of the economic situation, mass displacement and destruction of social ties have heightened risks of sexual violence and trafficking, especially for women and girls who make up the vast majority of refugees. whittier charge is closely monitoring the situation in ukraine and the broader region,

paying particular attention to groups invulnerable situations, and at higher risk of human rights violations. including trafficking risks of trafficking can also rise in later phase. when people have exhausted their savings or wins. dates reduces the scope of their protection or social assistant systems. receiving state should put in place, systematic protection and security measures, such as gender based violence, risk mitigation with elements of prevention, reporting and services for survivors of violence including trafficking and other forms of expectation. members of the council, we urge the russian federation to grant, unimpeded and conf. confidential access to our office and other independent international monitors, to all places of detention under their control. notably to places where people who underwent filtration are being detained. the russian federation is.