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The briefing said conflict has driven more than 3.5 million people from their homes, an increase of nearly 1.5 million internally displaced persons compared with the prior year. U.N. speakers said the 2024 humanitarian needs and response plan — described as nearly $1 billion in requirements — was funded at about 36% by the end of 2024. The 2025 humanitarian response plan aims to reach some 5.5 million people and requires approximately $1.1 billion in funding.

The Food and Agriculture Organization reported a decline in the benchmark world food commodity price index in December 2024 and said that, for 2024 as a whole, the index was 2.1% lower than the 2023 average, with declines led by sugar and cereals partly offset by increases for vegetable oils, dairy and meats.

Separately, the U.N. Department of Global Communications opened online nominations for the 2025 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize, awarded every five years to one woman and one man from different geographic regions who have dedicated their lives to service to humanity. Nominations are accepted through Feb. 28, 2025. The prize will be presented in New York at the Nelson Mandela Day commemoration on July 18, 2025.

Tomorrow is World Braille Day, the U.N. noted, observed to raise awareness about Braille and the rights of blind and partially sighted people.

Why it matters: The Myanmar numbers and funding gap indicate expanding humanitarian needs; FAO’s price-index data provide context for food-security planning globally. The Mandela Prize and World Braille Day announcements are routine U.N. communications with scheduled nomination and observance dates.

Provenance: Figures and program dates are drawn from the Security Council briefing transcript and U.N. agency summaries included in that briefing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Palestine, Lebanon & Syria - Daily Press Briefing (03 January 2024) | United Nations","oneSentenceSummary","The U.N. said conflict in Myanmar has driven more than 3.5 million people from their homes and that 2025 humanitarian needs are rising; the Food and Agriculture Organization reported a decline in the world food commodity price index for December 2024; the U.N. also opened nominations for the 2025 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize.","taxTitle","United Nations","taxId",77382,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6681881,"UN reports continued tensions on Israel-Lebanon border as thousands remain displaced and WFP pre-positions supplies",129,255000,384000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2066558-d714022945da5fe4ef45975a07695ea8&start=255&end=384","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2066558-d714022945da5fe4ef45975a07695ea8/thumbnail_255000.jpg","/articles/6681881/UN-reports-continued-tensions-on-Israel-Lebanon-border-as-thousands-remain-displaced-and-WFP-pre-positions-supplies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681881-1dd6d0cbb1dc071d5cb951f2a6d2b5c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916743&Signature=Uf-Ria5pNDvnrm0RVU~~Njp8P5Tc7DPv9gEuYXVpEzQqhVEGOieTUR6BWxREcYSUaFOlRri4ClCrYOmrAeW3JUl7fh03~G94UGyEtmiwpqiUyLDgSflt0LIwbOhcJdAZzuJ3coXRy0wb2WQQ8MA5otrGYt0zvH~YTq9QSc3-c7ol0UuVL2UogPvptjQ2z5NKC-SAenpKBaCsbbfDshvE9EiUx7quuBL~fEvDc8b6ls0u5E46ExlETtCEgyPfLfBfvl8okiMSt-lo9GxvoHpHyDEvqYtgZJYeNvRScHpu33ShOb3XXeHRBACl8QBJC-4bkuuRX6X8Wis5xrV~iIg6cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","U.N. peacekeepers and humanitarian agencies told the Security Council that operations and movements continue to affect communities along the Israel–Lebanon border and that large numbers of people remain displaced inside Lebanon.

The U.N. spokesperson said U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported Israeli Defense Forces activity north of the Blue Line and a Lebanese Armed Forces redeployment in Shama in the western sector. The mission urged a timely withdrawal of the IDF and full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, and said it continues mandated monitoring and reporting of violations.

Humanitarian agencies briefed the council that nearly 124,000 people remain displaced in Lebanon and that more than 4,000 people are in 42 collective shelters. The International Organization for Migration reported arrivals to Hirmel in northeastern Lebanon of about 90,000 people, including some 20,000 Lebanese nationals; more than 39,000 of those arrivals were reported living in 175 collective sites and are in urgent need of assistance.

The World Food Programme said it reached 750,000 people displaced by fighting in 2024, has leased a warehouse in the Beqaa to ensure winter access and has facilitated 17 interagency convoys since Sept. 23. WFP said it is pre-positioning supplies close to hard-to-reach areas and planning to provide food and nutrition assistance to some 2.8 million people in the coming weeks.

In Syria, the U.N. refugee agency reported distributions of core relief and winter items to families in Damascus, Homs and Idlib governorates and to internally displaced people in Raqqa and al-Hasakah governors.

Why it matters: Continued military activity near the Blue Line, repeated displacement and restricted access to assistance raise urgent protection and relief needs for vulnerable civilians across southern Lebanon and border areas.

What was not decided: The briefing recorded reports and requests for full implementation of past resolutions; there was no new council resolution or binding decision announced at the briefing.

Provenance: The article is based on UNIFIL and humanitarian agency summaries recorded in the U.N. briefing transcript.","UNIFIL and humanitarian agencies reported ongoing Israeli Defense Forces activity north of the Blue Line, Lebanese Armed Forces redeployment, and nearly 124,000 people displaced in Lebanon; the World Food Programme said it has pre-positioned supplies and reached hundreds of thousands, with plans to scale up in 2024–2025.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6681885,"UN rights office warns hospital destruction, staff deaths have pushed Gaza health system to breaking point; UNRWA faces potential ban",28,696000,724000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2066558-d714022945da5fe4ef45975a07695ea8&start=696&end=724","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2066558-d714022945da5fe4ef45975a07695ea8/thumbnail_696000.jpg","/articles/6681885/UN-rights-office-warns-hospital-destruction-staff-deaths-have-pushed-Gaza-health-system-to-breaking-point-UNRWA-faces-potential-ban","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681885-32618ad8ffaea04d488423bc14aa92eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916743&Signature=nQdZ3Bn9lOy1GAMotfLKvMiPWrZDekl9tsKVTr-RMh2REiUZqzYbEdKJTt4HRX7SJHUeN2P7mEHTiIxKPJ8X3X7lsBzMMvcP4WjSHTlMYIDRJFXfcabSpkeopyYYmPfan5mOTP52l~Uw5hWHovjxzXWRbY9avMDIN82DqGv0ggJ2Jvk1SOg16mUH87oTfQWefcfk66yB6Qk4UiJBK0fWj8gIxgMHJSl3qbCOurO2LBFipf-6pRs32S6iWFgVIuFlzQbSMG950zDAXJwHuwattPuxWsQbQF3uOUSKwwDhANHmPMLFLU8qcYC3Dm39tDC0omdCcR-xv-a0mJ-~v9QwXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, told the Security Council by videoconference that attacks on hospitals across the Gaza Strip have deprived Palestinians not only of health care but also of sanctuary for people with nowhere else to go.

Türk said the destruction and combat in and around hospitals have had a “terrible impact” at a time of massive demand on health services. He cited figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health indicating more than 1,050 medical professionals have been killed in Gaza.

The World Health Organization representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, Rick Pieperkorn, told the council that roughly 7% of Gaza’s population has been killed during 14 months of fighting and that only 16 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remain at least partially functional. Pieperkorn said more than 12,000 people in Gaza still require medical evacuation; at the current pace that backlog would take years to clear.

U.N. humanitarian coordination officers reported frequent denials and impediments to aid movement. The office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs said six out of 10 coordination attempts were rejected on the day of the briefing; of the remaining four, two went ahead fully and two encountered serious impediments. The U.N. spokesperson said one of the rejected attempts that day was a plan to deliver supplies to besieged areas of North Gaza.

The U.N. spokesperson also said 55 patients and 72 companions were evacuated to the United Arab Emirates on the prior Tuesday and that more than 5,300 patients have been evacuated abroad since October 2023, leaving more than 12,000 patients still awaiting evacuation.

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), warned that a Knesset bill to bar UNRWA from operating in the occupied Palestinian territory is due to take effect in less than four weeks. The U.N. spokesperson quoted Lazzarini and said UNRWA’s teams are “committed to stay and deliver.” The spokesperson added that the U.N. views UNRWA as “the backbone of the humanitarian response” and said a collapse of its operations would cause “immense suffering.”

Asked whether the U.N. was planning to shut UNRWA offices in the West Bank and Gaza, the spokesperson reiterated that UNRWA is committed to remain but said that if the agency were unable to execute its mandated tasks, the secretary-general has told member states that, under international law, Israel as the occupying power would be expected to assume those responsibilities.

Why it matters: Hospitals, medical evacuations and UNRWA’s operational status are central to immediate civilian survival in Gaza. Damage to health infrastructure, the reported deaths of health workers, limited hospital capacity and denied aid movement have direct, measurable effects on the ability to treat the wounded and ill.

What was not decided: The briefing recorded warnings and questions but no council action or new resolution. The Knesset bill’s potential effect was described by U.N. officials; no U.N. decision to close or replace UNRWA operations was announced.

Provenance: The article draws on the high commissioner’s briefing and subsequent exchanges recorded in the Security Council briefing transcript.","The U.N. rights office and U.N. agencies told the Security Council that attacks on hospitals, heavy health-worker casualties and blocked aid have left Gaza’s health system near collapse, while a pending Israeli Knesset bill to bar UNRWA from operating there could deepen the crisis.","actionData","errors"]

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UN warns Myanmar crisis is deepening; FAO reports global food-price dip; U.N. opens nominations for 2025 Mandela Prize

UN reports continued tensions on Israel-Lebanon border as thousands remain displaced and WFP pre-positions supplies

UN rights office warns hospital destruction, staff deaths have pushed Gaza health system to breaking point; UNRWA faces potential ban