About 40% of more than 1 million people displaced by conflict in Lebanon had returned home by July 1, but the UN says returns must remain safe, voluntary and dignified as infrastructure and services remain damaged.
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño conditions developed in the tropical Pacific during July-September 2026 and could influence weather patterns worldwide through at least November.
Displaced families are returning to parts of southern Lebanon, but more than 33,000 people remain in collective shelters as humanitarian needs continue.
The United Nations has officially launched global principles for consumer product safety, addressing unsafe online goods, concentrated markets, food-price pressures and risks linked to digital platforms.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said the country would stop holding elections, prompting UN rights chief Volker Türk to condemn the proposal and demand the release of at least 46 people described as arbitrarily detained for political reasons.
Sudan’s army has conditioned acceptance of a U.S. proposal for a 90-day humanitarian truce on the Rapid Support Forces leaving cities it controls.
Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, the United Nations said, as a sharp escalation since February deepens humanitarian and regional-security risks.
After renewed strikes and counterstrikes involving Iran and the United States, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate halt to attacks, maximum restraint and restored freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
A United Nations fact-finding probe said Rapid Support Forces fighters and allied groups carried out mass killings, abductions, sexual violence and starvation during the siege and capture of al-Fashir in Sudan’s Darfur region.
A United Nations review of the New Urban Agenda linked housing costs, displacement, climate shocks and strained urban services, while calling for stronger action by governments before 2030.
UN agencies say expanding Israeli-controlled areas in Gaza are increasing civilian risks, limiting relief operations and worsening displacement, water and funding pressures.
The United Nations said July 9 that displaced families continued returning to conflict-affected areas of Lebanon, while shortages of water, electricity and fuel persisted in Nabatieh and other communities.
UN human-rights experts urged Iran to quash death sentences against 12 protesters and immediately halt executions linked to protests.
A July 10 UN update said humanitarian operations in Gaza and the wider Occupied Palestinian Territory remained constrained by insecurity, Israeli access restrictions and funding shortfalls as displacement and dangerous conditions continued.
The U.N. human-rights chief said proposed measures in Nicaragua would further damage civil and political rights and deepen the country’s crackdown on dissent.
The UN Security Council discussed Syria on July 21, 2026, as Secretary-General António Guterres began his first visit to Damascus in the role and investigators warned that security in southern Syria remained fragile.
Flash floods in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 26 people, the United Nations said July 22, as search teams looked for missing residents and aid agencies assessed damage to homes, markets and roads.
Bangladesh has initiated criminal proceedings against officers accused of enforced disappearances and torture. The United Nations is urging fair civilian trials ahead of the country’s Feb. 12 national election.
Ukraine said on Aug. 6, 2026, that it had carried out additional strikes on Russian oil facilities deep inside Russia. The report came as the UN office in Kyiv recorded 1,396 civilian deaths and 7,978 injuries in Ukraine during the first six months of the year.
The United Nations says an Ebola treatment center in Butembo was attacked and burned as confirmed cases reached 2,073 across five provinces and the humanitarian funding requirement rose to $2.3 billion.
The United Nations and partner organizations launched a $529.2 million plan in Kabul to support 2.7 million Afghans projected to return from Iran and Pakistan in 2026.
The United Nations says 15.4 million people across the Sahel are expected to face acute food insecurity between June and August 2026, including more than 1.5 million in emergency conditions, as humanitarian agencies confront severe funding and access problems.
