The United Nations and the crisis in the Middle East

Press Release UN experts call for end to attacks on Gaza shelters, forced displacement in West Bank (OHCHR)
Press Release – UNESCO Director-General condemns the killing of journalist Mohammed Washah in Palestine (UNESCO)
Protracted Strait of Hormuz crisis could turn into global agrifood catastrophe (FAO)
Joint Statement by the Heads of the IEA, IMF and WBG (IMF)
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Middle East (OSSG)
Update on the Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East (FAO)
Military escalation in Middle East could push more than 30 million people into poverty worldwide (UNDP)

UNIFIL statement on incidents affecting peacekeepers’ freedom of movement (UNIFIL)

Statement by Principals of the IASC – End impunity for violations of rules of war (IASC)

Press Release – Palestinians across Gaza unsafe six months on from ceasefire announcement, says Türk (OHCHR)
Statement – WHO’s role in medical evacuation from Gaza via the Rafah crossing to Egypt (WHO)
UN Women statement on the impact of the recent military escalation in the Middle East on women and girls (UN Women)
Iran Fact-Finding Mission calls on parties to end hostilities and investigate alleged violations, and strongly condemns violent rhetoric (OHCHR)
GENEVA / LEBANON STRIKES AFTERMATH (UNifeed)

Lebanon conflict drives mental health crisis for displaced women: “We hear, see and feel pain constantly” (UN Women)
UNICEF statement on intensified strikes on Lebanon and the devastating impact on children (UNICEF)
In Lebanon, UNESCO allocates $650,000 to support the continuity of education for displaced populations (UNESCO)
Lebanon: Health system overwhelmed following a ‘horrific’ day of Israeli strikes (UN News)
WFP Middle East Regional Escalation External Situation Report #6 (WFP)

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Lebanon (OSSG)
Türk condemns deadly wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon (OHCHR)
Statement on the ceasefire in the Middle East (IMO)
Note to Correspondents: On Jean Arnault’s travels (OSSG)
Regional conflict has eclipsed surge in human rights violations against Palestinians, UN Commission of Inquiry says (OHCHR)

UNICEF Statement on hostilities in the Middle East (UNICEF)
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the conflict in the Middle East (OSSG)
UN / STRAIT OF HORMUZ RESOLUTION (UNifeed)
Note to Correspondents: on the Middle East conflict (OSSG)
UNIFIL statement on IDF detention of peacekeeper (UNIFIL)
Türk deplores incendiary rhetoric in Middle East war (OHCHR)
Press Release – Surge in Child Marriage and Adolescent Pregnancy Threatens a Generation of Girls in Gaza (UNFPA)

Q&A – “Returning felt natural”: A Q&A from the frontlines of mine action in Gaza (UNOPS)

The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you need to know