In Iran, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that between 600,000 and 1 million Iranian households are now temporarily displaced inside their country as a result of the ongoing conflict. This is a preliminary assessment and that adds up to about 3.2 million people.
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The Special Representative on Violence against Children presented her annual report to the Human Rights Council earlier today, highlighting the alarming trends in cyberbullying and the urgent need for the entire online ecosystem to act faster and together to protect children.
In Lebanon, where the Ministry of Public Health reported over 70 fatalities and over 435 injuries since the start escalated bombardments in the south and in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the UN country team and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is scaling up the humanitarian response.
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.
The UN and its humanitarian partners, in support of the authorities in Niger, have released this year’s Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan. It calls for $674 million to support 2 million people in the country, where insecurity, forced displacement and climate shocks have left 3 million people in need of aid.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that at least 7,667 people died or went missing on migration routes in 2025, with sea crossings among the deadliest. Of these, 2,185 people were in the Mediterranean; 1,214 were on the Western Africa/Atlantic route. The figures are lower than the nearly 9,200 deaths recorded in 2024.
In Ethiopia, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today urged all parties to take urgent steps towards de-escalation, warning that recent fighting in Tigray risks deepening the human rights crisis in the country’s north.
In Somalia, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that severe drought conditions continue to displace people across the country. According to authorities and UN agencies, nearly half a million people have now abandoned their homes since September 2025.
In support of the Lebanese Armed Forces, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) conducted four-day coordinated activities with Lebanese Army personnel to enhance operational readiness and joint capabilities, including foot and vehicle patrols, checkpoints and equipment use.