OHCHR / UKRAINE CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

Nearly 900 people have been killed in Gaza in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said today. UNTV CH

An initiative by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is helping to strengthen the judicial system in areas where formal justice has been absent for far too long, bringing hope for the unlawfully detained to reclaim their lives. UNMISS

The UN Human Rights Office called for investigations into hundreds of killings of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces and settlers, warning against ongoing forced mass displacement of the Palestinian population. UNTV CH / OHCHR

The Secretary-General is “deeply concerned” over the continued violence in the Druze-majority area in Suweida governorate in southern Syria, which has resulted in dozens of casualties, including among civilians, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Security Council adopted a resolution to extend the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General on attacks by the Houthi rebel group on shipping in the Red Sea. UNIFEED

The President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Bob Rae said, “a retreat from global solidarity will have a negative impact on our ability to improve the lives of the people of the world.” UNIFEED

With just five years left to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN officials sounded the alarm on lagging progress toward gender equality. “SDG 5 remains the most off-track of all goals. Progress is too slow, too uneven, and too vulnerable to setbacks,” said UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous. UNIFEED

Thousands of Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip are struggling to survive amid widespread destruction and severe shortages of food and water. Nearly one in three people are going entire days without eating and more people are at risk of starvation, an assessment finds. UNIFEED

The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) until 31 January 2026. UNIFEED

Amid unprecedented fuel prices and a systematically destroyed infrastructure, Palestinians in Gaza are facing a crippling transportation crisis. UNIFEED