The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Ukraine later on Friday.
Britain's UN Mission says it requested the meeting, which is set for 10am on Friday (midnight AEST).
The move follows the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 298 people over eastern Ukraine, a day after the downing of a Ukrainian air force fighter.
Britain proposed a Security Council press statement calling for "a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the incident".
The statement, obtained by The Associated Press, was circulated to all 15 council members, who must approve it before it can be issued.
Earlier the White House in a statement called for a "full, credible, and unimpeded international investigation" as soon as possible.
And UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said there was "clearly a need for a full and transparent international investigation" into the plane crash in Ukraine.
Ban said the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a UN agency, was closely monitoring the disaster involving the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people.
"I offer my deep condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims and people of Malaysia," Ban said.
Both Ukraine's government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region have denied any responsibility for downing the aircraft.
After the crash in a rebel-controlled area, Ukraine's UN Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev tweeted: "Ukraine will present the evidence of Russian military involvement into the Boeing crash. This crime should be fully investigated."
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