In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is protecting civilians amid escalating insecurity in Ituri Province, where more than 5,000 people sought temporary shelter at its bases. Peacekeepers also provided emergency medical care and continue robust patrols.
The Secretary-General joins the UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in welcoming the endorsement by the House of Representatives of the Smaller Convening Agreement signed on 30 August. This support represents an important step forward and contributes to efforts to overcome the current political deadlock.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jérôme Bonnafont (France):
In Ukraine, nearly 60 civilians were killed and 240 injured in attacks over the weekend, according to authorities. Kyiv and its surrounding region, were the hardest hit, with drone strike on an ammunition depot triggering an explosion that killed 38 people, including residents of an elder care facility.
While Libya has made strides in advancing its ambitious political road map — aimed at unifying the country’s divided institutions and paving the way for elections — widespread electricity shortages, economic turmoil and security flareups are driving public frustration at the slow pace of progress, the senior United Nations official in Tripoli warned the Security Council today.
In Colombia, the UN and its partners have provided assistance to 3,000 people across the departments of Chocó, Valle del Cauca and Risaralda, complementing the Government-led response following the earthquake that struck the country just over a week ago, impacting over 186,000 people and leading to 300 deaths.
Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, Afghanistan has systematically dismantled the rights of women — half its population — making it a global outlier with no parallel in the modern world, UN-Women reports. Half of Afghan women interviewed leave home only once or twice a month due to severe restrictions.
On 22 July 2026, the Committee approved the addition of one entry specified below to its List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and other measures relating to attempts to illicitly export petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, from Libya (the Libya Sanctions List), set out in paragraphs 15 and/or 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) and/or paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), or paragraph 10 of resolution 2146 (2014) as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020) and extended in resolution 2819 (2026), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
On 6 July 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya issued its Implementation Assistance Notice (IAN) 8: “Guidance on the application of the exemption established by paragraph 14 of Security Council resolution 2769 (2025) concerning the reinvestment of certain frozen cash reserves of the Libyan Investment Authority”.
