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.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices edged up in July, as heatwaves and energy price dynamics pushed up quotations for cereals, vegetable oils and sugar. Global wheat prices surged by 5.8 per cent amid concerns over disruptions to Black Sea export flows.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk concluded his visit to Jordan today, where he met with senior officials, representatives of the National Centre for Human Rights and civil society. He acknowledged Jordan’s leadership as a major refugee hosting country and in advocating for respect for international humanitarian law.
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 Yemen, UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Indrika Ratwatt has allocated $10 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to respond to rapidly scale up emergency food and critical health, water and sanitation services. More than 18 million people, over half of the population, are facing acute food insecurity.
Intensified hostilities in Ukraine, the Russian Federation and surrounding maritime corridors are exacting a devastating toll on civilians and imperiling global food security, senior UN officials warned the Security Council today, citing attacks on third-party merchant vessels and a 20 per cent spike in wheat prices since the start of July.
The World Food Programme (WFP) warns that food assistance for more than 130,000 refugees in Burundi risks drawing down unless funding is received. WFP urgently needs $35 million to sustain food and nutrition support for refugees through August 2027. Without new resources, life-saving food distributions will end in October.
In Ukraine, the UN and aid partners are launching the 2026–2027 Winter Response Plan, which calls for $358 million to support 2.1 million people from October to March of next year through heating assistance, shelter repairs, healthcare, protection, food, and humanitarian cash assistance.
