South Sudan

The 2018 South Sudan peace agreement is at serious risk, raising fears that the world’s newest country could relapse into full-scale civil war, Security Council speakers warned today.

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 Madagascar, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that another cyclone is expected to make landfall tomorrow. This comes on the heels of Tropical Cyclone Fytia, which touched down on 31 January. The Central Emergency Response Fund has released $3 million to help pre-position staff and supplies.

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

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Julien Harneis, said today that the Houthi de facto authorities approved flights from the UN Humanitarian Air Service for February allowing non-governmental organization staff to enter and exit Sana’a, the country’s capital, facilitating aid delivery for millions in need.

In 2025 alone, over 37,000 Palestinians were displaced in the West Bank and Israeli settler violence hit record-high levels, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said today. Since last October, over 500 Palestinians have been killed despite the New York Declaration to peacefully implement a two-State solution.

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

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher today released $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to help people in Niger prepare ahead of flooding that is expected to hit parts of the country in the coming weeks.

In Ukraine, the Humanitarian Coordinator there called for Moscow’s attacks on critical infrastructure to stop, as thousands face harsh winter conditions amid a new round of weekend attacks. According to local authorities, between 23 January and today, those attacks killed and injured several civilians, including children.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN humanitarian colleagues report that the humanitarian situation in the provinces of North and South Kivu continues to worsen, marked by more civilian casualties, displacement and mounting threats to humanitarian operations.