Nigeria

In Ukraine, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that large-scale attacks continued in Kyiv and across multiple regions, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. Authorities reported that parts of Kharkiv were left without electricity and water. Nationwide, more than 100,000 consumers are without electricity.

In Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that the ongoing humanitarian scale-up is still being held back by restrictions affecting visas and import approvals, too few crossing points operating and limited facilitation of humanitarian movements inside Gaza, among other challenges.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) urges the swift release of 25 girls abducted following a reported attack on a girls’ school in northern Nigeria. This tragic incident is another stark reminder of the urgent need to protect children, schools and the personnel they rely upon to learn safely. It calls for those responsible to be held to account.

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford University’s Poverty and Human Initiative released today a report showing that nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty — this is 887 million people out of 1.1 billion globally — are exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding and drought.

In Burkina Faso, following heavy rains in the country, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has released $1 million to minimize the impact of expected floods. The resources will help two local NGO partners provide critical food, shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene assistance to 35,000 people.

A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office shows that between the 2021 military coup and 20 August 2025, credible sources have verified the killing of some 7,100 people by the military in Myanmar, a third of them were women and children.

In Syria, UN humanitarian partners in Suweida report that medical services are overstretched, and that markets and basic services such as electricity, water and education have been disrupted. UN aid operations are suspended in the impacted areas, as movements along the main roads have been disrupted.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has released $6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to respond to the worst malnutrition crisis to hit the north-east Nigeria in five years. One million children under age five in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States are at risk of severe acute malnutrition.

In Nigeria, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and humanitarian partners continue to support the response to the devastating floods in the north-central part of the country. More than 500 households were impacted and over 3,000 people displaced.