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Lebanon and UNIFIL: The newly appointed U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) force commander met senior Lebanese leaders this week, the spokesperson said. The force commander stressed support for implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, including strengthening and deploying the Lebanese Armed Forces in southern Lebanon. U.N. peacekeepers reported Israeli military activity north of the Blue Line, including reported air violations and shelling that affected locations in Sector East. Peacekeepers also discovered unauthorized weapons caches, including at least one cache containing mortars. UNIFIL facilitated humanitarian missions this week from OCHA, UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR and the World Food Programme and carried out maritime training exercises for the Lebanese Navy and Air Force, the spokesperson said.

Yemen: Local water authorities in Taiz and Al Hawban reached a technical agreement to jointly manage water-supply systems, restoring services disrupted by conflict and institutional fragmentation, the spokesperson said. The Yemen Humanitarian Fund is allocating $2,000,000 to connect about 90,000 people to a functioning water network; the spokesperson urged donors to scale up support so that over 600,000 people in Taiz governorate can access safe water and sanitation.

Haiti: The U.N. announced the appointment of Carlos Ruiz Massieu of Mexico as the next special representative of the secretary-general (SRSG) and head of the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti. The spokesperson said Massieu will assume his functions in August and will be in New York in about two weeks to brief the Security Council on Colombia, according to the announcement.

Memorandum with the Russian Federation: Final consultations on the memorandum of understanding between the United Nations and the Russian Federation are scheduled for July 11 in Geneva, the spokesperson said. The memorandum was signed on July 22, 2022, with a three-year implementation period; the spokesperson said the memorandum will not be extended but that many of the issues it addressed — including safe navigation and exports through the Black Sea — will continue to be discussed among the U.N., the Russian Federation and other parties.

Ukraine: The U.N. reported airstrikes in the past three days had killed and injured civilians and damaged homes, hospitals and schools in frontline regions, the spokesperson said. WHO data cited in the briefing show 255 attacks on health-care facilities in Ukraine between January and June of the year, accounting for nearly 40% of such attacks verified globally; the briefing said those attacks caused at least six deaths and 55 injuries among medical personnel and patients in 2025.

Global Risk Report: The U.N. will launch its inaugural Global Risk Report, the spokesperson said. The report identifies 12 global vulnerabilities and highlights mis- and disinformation as a critical vulnerability, alongside clusters of technological, environmental and societal risk. The report recommends coordinated multilateral action and was being launched at an event hosted by the Mission of Singapore.

Ending: The spokesperson closed by summarizing the updates and pointing to forthcoming announcements and reports from U.N. agencies for further detail.

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The spokesperson said Israeli orders to relocate forced nearly 30,000 people to flee in one day and that, since mid-March when the ceasefire ended, more than 50 displacement orders have been issued that together now cover about 78% of the Gaza Strip. If Israeli-designated militarized zones are added, that figure rises to about 85%, leaving roughly 15% of the territory where civilians can remain, the spokesperson said.

The situation is compounded by what the spokesperson described as a near-complete fuel blockade: \"With no fuel having entered Gaza in more than 17 weeks, the secretary-general is gravely concerned that the last lifelines for survival are being cut off. Without an urgent influx of fuel, incubators will shut down. Ambulances will be unable to reach the injured and the sick, and water will not be able to be purified,\" the spokesperson said.

The U.N. also reported high levels of denial or disruption for coordination requests to Israeli authorities. Looking back at the month of June, out of nearly 400 coordination attempts, 44% were denied outright, about 10% were initially accepted but then impeded, approximately one-third were fully facilitated, and the remainder were canceled for logistical, operational or security reasons, the spokesperson said.

Aid-worker casualties have risen. The U.N. press office cited a recent OCHA report saying nine more aid workers were killed since last Thursday, from five different organizations, bringing the total this year to 107 and to 479 since October 2023; among those casualties, 326 were U.N. colleagues, the spokesperson said.

The U.N. highlighted protection and dignity needs beyond food and water. The U.N. Population Fund said menstruation has become a nightmare for an estimated 700,000 women and girls in Gaza; UNFPA reported it has supplies ready equivalent to almost 170 truckloads but they are not reaching Gaza, the spokesperson said.

The U.N. reiterated core legal and humanitarian demands. \"Civilians must be respected. Civilians must be protected, and the needs of the population need to be met,\" the spokesperson said, reading parts of a statement by the secretary-general that also \"renews his call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups.\" The spokesperson added that the U.N. is calling for full, safe and sustained humanitarian access so aid can reach people \"at scale\" and safely.

The U.N. said the combined effect of displacement orders, damaged infrastructure and the lack of fuel means remaining areas are overcrowded and lack basic services. The spokesperson said roughly 900 families were estimated to have fled from the most recent displacement order affecting parts of Gaza City.

Ending: The U.N. urged increased facilitation of humanitarian coordination, immediate fuel access and protection for aid workers while repeating the secretary-general's call for respect for international humanitarian law and an immediate ceasefire.

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