Middle East & North Africa
Gaza ceasefire “exists in name only” along the Yellow Line, UN envoy Alakbarov tells the Security Council
After visiting Gaza on 11 and 12 October, the UN's Ramiz Alakbarov told the Security Council that the ceasefire is…
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Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: UN says more than 230,000 displaced since August, with food out in Taiz and 700 trauma patients in a week at some health facilities
The UN spokesperson relayed IOM, OCHA and ICRC figures on 15 October: more than 230,000 displaced since early August, emergency…
Africa
Eastern DR Congo: UN envoy tells Security Council the situation “has continued to worsen” despite Washington and Doha tracks
Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council on 13 October that conditions in eastern DR Congo keep deteriorating, as…
Europe
EU at the Security Council: reopen Hormuz without tolls, reverse E1 and keep a UN presence in Lebanon after UNIFIL
Speaking for the EU and its member states, Stavros Lambrinidis set out positions on Hormuz, Gaza aid, E1 settlements, Houthi…
Middle East & North Africa
UK at the Security Council: two-state solution “under serious threat”, with calls on Israel over Gaza aid and E1 and on Hamas to disarm
In the Security Council's open debate on 15 October, Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh called on Israel to lift aid restrictions and…
Middle East & North Africa
UN Security Council condemns escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in presidential statement
The Council condemned the 10 and 11 October strikes on King Khalid International Airport and attacks on Saudi Aramco sites,…
Europe
WHO says four UN-used warehouses in Ukraine were hit since July, with more than $1.5 million in medical supplies destroyed
The World Health Organization says four warehouses it uses in Ukraine have been struck since July and that attacks on…
Middle East & North Africa
UN peacekeeping chief Lacroix in Beirut as UNIFIL’s mandate heads for its 31 December end
The UN's peacekeeping chief met Lebanon's president, speaker, prime minister and army commander as the UNIFIL mandate runs out on…
Africa
UN releases $8.5 million for northern Ethiopia as access to Tigray improves but fighting continues
The UN relief chief released $8.5 million for more than 200,000 people in northern Ethiopia; the UN says access to…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN Security Council renews Haiti sanctions for a year, with 14 votes in favour and a Russian abstention
Resolution 2831 (2026) keeps the travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo on Haiti and widens the grounds for listing…
Africa
UN envoy Tetteh tells Security Council to “hold spoilers accountable” as Libya’s election agreement stalls
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh says the High Council of State rejected the 30 August agreement on a path to elections, as…
Europe
OCHA: Russian attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv killed civilians and injured dozens; Zelensky reports four dead in Kharkiv
The UN aid coordination office says recent Russian strikes on Ukraine's two largest cities killed and injured civilians; Zelensky gave…