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UN: Civilians killed in Ukraine strikes, urgent shortages in Haiti and Somalia; UNIFIL reports weapons cache in Lebanon
Summary
The United Nations reported civilian casualties from intensified shelling in multiple Ukrainian regions, severe health-service shortages and funding gaps in Haiti, flash floods displacing tens of thousands in Somalia, and UNIFIL detection of a weapons cache in southern Lebanon.
The United Nations said intensified shelling in Ukraine over the prior 48 hours killed at least six civilians and injured nearly 100 others across several regions, damaging homes, schools and health infrastructure.
UN Spokesperson Steph said local authorities and humanitarian partners reported strikes affecting Dnipro, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions and that emergency aid efforts were under way, including hot meals, psychological first aid and shelter materials in affected cities.
On Haiti,…
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