Development

In Lebanon, over 1.1 million people are now registered as displaced. In the past month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has supplied over 280,000 litres of fuel to some 45 pumping stations and wastewater stations nationwide, and the UN and its aid partners have distributed over 3 million meals and over 65,000 food parcels.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the briefing with Member States on the recalibration of the Resident Coordinator System, today:

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report today that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a near halt, with a 95 per cent drop in daily ship transits over the past month, according to UNCTAD report released today. UNCTAD forecasts a drop in world GDP to about 2.6 per cent by the end of the year.

Data released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) suggests the military escalation in the Middle East may cost economies in the region from 3.7 to 6 per cent of their collective gross domestic product (GDP). This represents a loss of $120-194 billion and exceeds the cumulative regional GDP growth achieved in 2025.

Former France international footballer Mikaël Silvestre met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV today at the Vatican, alongside Papal Gentleman Paolo Celi — entrepreneur and President of Amitié France Italie — to present the United Nations Football for the Goals initiative and highlight football’s unique power to advance sustainability, equality and human rights.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Member States’ Briefing on Beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP), today in New York:

The Secretary-General has approved a request by Papua New Guinea to renew eligibility for the Peacebuilding Fund’s Peacebuilding and Recovery Facility until the end of 2030 to advance joint UN-Government efforts in the context of the Bougainville post-referendum peace process.

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reports a sharp rise of violence in Abiemnom, in the Ruweng Administrative Area, where youth stormed the county headquarters, injuring at least 23 people. UNMISS is now sheltering over 1,000 civilians inside its base and giving emergency medical care to the injured.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on the report on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, in New York today:

The Peacebuilding Fund has allocated $2.5 million for an initiative in Togo’s northern Savanes region to support peaceful relations, stronger community ties and help prevent the spread of violence from the Sahel.