Ukraine

In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a five-day vaccination campaign led by the Ministry of Health is under way supported by WHO, UNICEF, UNRWA, donors and partners, to vaccinate children under the age of three, including in hard-to-reach areas.

In Abyei, leaders from the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities have signed a Declaration of Intent with the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to curb the spread of weapons in the disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan. UNISFA stresses that dialogue remains the only viable path to end disputes.

In Lebanon, over 1.1 million people are now registered as displaced. In the past month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has supplied over 280,000 litres of fuel to some 45 pumping stations and wastewater stations nationwide, and the UN and its aid partners have distributed over 3 million meals and over 65,000 food parcels.

In Ukraine, recent attacks have caused civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports. In Odesa, a 28 March strike killed people, damaging a maternity hospital and more than 70 homes. The World Health Organization (WHO) verified 124 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine, out of 357 globally.

In Haiti, a UN report details the human rights impact of violence perpetrated by gangs, security forces, private contractors and self-defence groups. According to UN-verified data, at least 5,519 people were killed and 2,608 injured between 1 March 2025 and 15 January 2026.

In South Sudan, as efforts intensify to bring justice to communities cut off from formal legal systems, mobile courts — supported this month by the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) and national authorities — are delivering long-awaited accountability in conflict-affected areas.

Far from abating, fighting in Ukraine is “worse than ever”, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council today, as delegates considered the increasingly bloody and protracted war against the backdrop of a new Middle East conflict vying for their attention.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today issued a report detailing unrelenting violence against human rights defenders in Colombia over the past decade, with an average of just under 100 killed every year. The High Commissioner for Human Rights stressed that the structural causes of this tragedy must be addressed.

Many civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure were reported in Ukraine following continued drone and missile attacks over the weekend and early this morning. UN agencies are supporting aid organizations.

In Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that ongoing restrictions on aid operations are worsening an already critical humanitarian situation. One example is the growing number of generator failures in hospitals due to the lack of spare parts and lubricating oil.