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.
Yemen faces a greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict than at any point since the UN-brokered truce of April 2022, Hans Grundberg, the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Yemen, warns. Mr. Grundberg is engaging intensively with the Yemeni parties, regional actors and global partners on options for de-escalation.
In Gaza, air strikes, shelling and shooting continued over the weekend, reportedly killing dozens of people, including civilians, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports. Gaza’s Ministry of Health documented over 150 fatalities in July, the highest reported monthly death toll so far this year.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where as of 25 July, confirmed Ebola cases reportedly reached 3,200, the UN and partners continue to assist authorities on surveillance, contact tracing, laboratory testing and patient care. The World Food Programme has provided over 140,000 meals and food to vulnerable people.
In Rwanda, the UN and aid partners are supporting a $40 million Government-led preparedness plan against Ebola, through surveillance, laboratory capacity, case management, infection prevention and control, water and sanitation, and risk communication. The UN Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $2 million.
Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ramiz Alakbarov, reports eight Member States have committed almost $58 million to the UN Horizon Fund for recovery in Palestine. He called on more partners to join the initiative.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered by Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray, to the General Assembly on the thirty-second commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, in New York today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, observed on 7 April:
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres appointed Ozonnia Ojielo of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ethiopia, with the host Government’s approval, effective 14 March. He will also serve as Humanitarian Coordinator.
Since 10 December, the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, has held several exchanges with officials regarding the rapid deterioration of the situation in Uvira and its regional implications, including the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
