The Security Council adopted a presidential statement on Friday, October 16, condemning the strikes on Riyadh's main airport. The reports do not explain why the death toll rose from 12 to 13.
Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN's acting Middle East peace coordinator, told the Security Council that the plan endorsed in resolution 2803 is stalled. The UN Children’s Fund said on Friday that more than 340 children have been reported killed in Gaza since the ceasefire was announced.
The Security Council adopted resolution 2831 (2026) on Haiti, reported Thursday, October 15, after the Haiti Humanitarian Fund announced a new allocation on Tuesday, October 13. The reports leave open how long the sanctions run and who will carry out the aid projects.
UN agencies reported worsening conditions in Yemen and across the Red Sea in Djibouti over the week. The Security Council took no action on Yemen in the reports this paper published.
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine attributed the September toll to intensified Russian attacks. In the same week the World Health Organization said strikes had destroyed medical supplies in warehouses used by the UN.
The World Health Organization reported the third Kenyan case on Saturday, after saying on Friday that Congo's outbreak shows no lasting decline. Cholera and fighting in the same region add to the strain.