In Yemen, UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Indrika Ratwatt has allocated $10 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to respond to rapidly scale up emergency food and critical health, water and sanitation services. More than 18 million people, over half of the population, are facing acute food insecurity.
By 2050, Latin America will have 38.3 million fewer school-age people, a study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) found. It recommends integrating data on migration, births, enrolment and location to safeguard investment in education.
The Security Council today renewed the sanctions regime targeting non-State armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic for another year.
In Ukraine, the UN and aid partners are launching the 2026–2027 Winter Response Plan, which calls for $358 million to support 2.1 million people from October to March of next year through heating assistance, shelter repairs, healthcare, protection, food, and humanitarian cash assistance.
Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher allocated $1 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for an urgent response to the cholera outbreak declared last month in the Central African Republic. More than 400 suspected cases and 36 deaths have been recorded. Children under age 10 account for 44 per cent of all reported cases.
On 6 July, attackers raided an Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, setting fire to a facility. Since the outbreak was declared on 15 May, humanitarian partners have recorded security incidents targeting Ebola response personnel and other aid workers in Ituri, South Kivu and North Kivu provinces.
In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, people continue being displaced in areas along the so-called “Yellow Line” in Gaza, as Israeli troop advancement shrinks the area that families can still inhabit. So far, just over a quarter of the $4.1 billion needed for aid operations in the Territory this year has been secured.
In Myanmar, hostilities in Pokkoku, in Magway Region, since 2 July have triggered the displacement of over 20,000 people, according to preliminary figures. Over 16 million people need humanitarian assistance, but needs still outpace resources. Of the $890 million required for 2026, $387 million has been received to date.
On 5 June 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2745 (2024) held informal consultations to consider the final report of its Panel of Experts, submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 of resolution 2789 (2025).
