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World / Africa
At least 30 civilians were killed overnight in Cantine-Aloya in eastern Congo, the United Nations said Nov. 6, citing local sources. It said homes were burned and a health center was destroyed.
World / Other
Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the United Nations said Nov. 6, citing a new UNHCR report. That is about three-quarters of the global displaced population, according to the agency.
World / Other
The Food and Agriculture Organization’s benchmark world food commodity price index fell 1.2% in October, the United Nations said Nov. 6. Cereals, dairy and meat prices declined.
World / Africa
An estimated 15.4 million people in Sudan need emergency shelter and household supplies, the United Nations said Nov. 6, citing its refugee and migration agencies.
World / Middle East
More than 313,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the start of August, the United Nations said Nov. 6, citing its humanitarian coordination office. More than two-fifths sought shelter in Ta’iz Governorate.
World / Middle East
The United Nations corrected an earlier statement Nov. 6, saying the body of human rights staff member Muhammad el-Shami remained in Houthi custody rather than having been returned to his family.
World / Africa
UN officials called for an independent investigation into October drone attacks in Abyei during a Security Council briefing Nov. 5, according to the UN spokesperson’s account.
World / Africa
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic reported that 137 members of the Azande Ani Kpi Gbe armed group voluntarily handed over weapons and ammunition in Obo, the UN spokesperson said Nov. 5.
World / Asia-Pacific
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the resumption of communication channels on the Korean Peninsula, including military contacts, his spokesperson said Nov. 5.
World / Middle East
UN peacekeepers reported four airstrikes in their eastern sector in southern Lebanon between Nov. 2 and 4, along with more than 300 artillery trajectories across the reporting period, the UN said Nov. 5.
World / Other
Reported attacks damaging or destroying water and sanitation systems in conflict tripled between 2021 and 2025, the United Nations said Nov. 5, citing a new UNICEF report.
World / Middle East
The UN humanitarian coordination office recorded 377 settler-related incidents causing casualties or damage to Palestinian property during the olive harvest since September, the UN spokesperson said Nov. 5.
World / Africa
About 100,000 people could lose access to health care at the Sudan-South Sudan border if funding shortages force the Wunthou crossing clinic to close, the UN said Nov. 5, citing the International Organization for Migration.
World / Asia-Pacific
More than half of Afghanistan’s primary-school-age children remain outside formal education, the United Nations said Nov. 4, citing a joint UNESCO-UNICEF report.
World / Other
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on member states to disclose information and open archives relevant to the plane crash that killed Dag Hammarskjöld, the UN spokesperson said Nov. 4.
World / Africa
More than 7,000 people have fled their homes in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province since late September, the United Nations said Nov. 4, citing new migration agency data.
World / Africa
The United Nations warned Nov. 4 that displaced communities in Baidoa, Somalia, faced a risk of famine, citing the latest food-security analysis published in September.
World / Africa
UN peacekeepers conducted patrols in Pagol, Aliek and Alabek in South Sudan’s Warrap State, the United Nations said Nov. 4, describing efforts to protect communities after violence in Greater Tonj.
World / Other
Developing countries will need an estimated $305 billion a year for climate adaptation by 2035, the United Nations said Nov. 4, citing UNEP’s new Adaptation Gap Report.