20 August
94 per cent need shelter in Gaza, Israel ramps up demolitions in Lebanon
Ninety-four cent of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents need shelter as Israeli gunfire and strikes continue inside the enclave, UN agencies and peacekeepers warned on Thursday. (UN News)
19 August
- New EU funding helps UNRWA support Palestine Refugees from Syria in Lebanon (UNRWA)
18 August
- Gaza Strip: Only 3 precent of Gaza’s cropland remains accessible and undamaged, new assessment finds (FAO)
- Lebanon: More than 850,000 displaced return to areas of origin but crisis remains far from over (UNHCR)
- UNESCO Director-General reaffirms the Organization’s commitment to Lebanon (UNESCO)
17 August
- Qusra siege eases as UN reaches trapped families, but crisis deepens in Gaza (UN News)
- Yemen: Türk alarmed by civilian casualties as hostilities escalate, urges restraint (OHCHR)
- Humanitarians under fire: In Lebanon, Batoul’s family remember “the joy of our home” (UNFPA)
13 August
- A System in Crisis: Access to Healthcare in the Gaza Strip (UNRWA)
- UNHCR’s Salih urges global solidarity as Syria reaches pivotal moment for return and recovery (UNHCR)
12 August
- Statement on deadly ship attack in the Red Sea (IMO)
11 August
- UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman’s remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on escalating violence in the West Bank (UNICEF)
6 August
- At least 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 300 days (UNICEF)
- UN experts urge Iran to end escalating targeting of ethnic minorities (OHCHR)
5 August
- Iran: Türk says executions used to instill fear, suppress dissent (OHCHR)
4 August
- Statement on the Anniversary of the 4 August 2020 Beirut Port Explosion (UNSCOL)
- Statement by UNICEF Acting Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Abdul Fofana, as child casualties in Iran reportedly exceed 2,500 amid ongoing war (UNICEF)
August 2026
- Situation Report on the crisis in Lebanon (7 July – 8 August 2026) (UNFPA)
