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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, the briefing said armed violence continues to hamper access to health care. In the central department earlier in the week, UN partners delivered emergency kits intended to support 30,000 patients for three months; the spokesperson said facilities are coping with acute shortages after the University Hospital of Mirebalais suspended operations amid rising insecurity. The Pan American Health Organization reported 42% of health care facilities in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area remain closed, and the 2025 humanitarian response plan for Haiti was described as less than 7% funded.
In Somalia, UN colleagues reported flash floods since April 15 that affected tens of thousands of people, including more than 6,000 displaced after the Shabelle River burst its banks; around 9,500 people were reported displaced in parts of Galmudug state. Humanitarian organizations in Somalia were said to be struggling due to recent funding cuts.
Separately, the briefing said UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon met local leaders and reported continued observation of Israeli Defense Forces activities in their area of operations. UNIFIL reported detecting a weapons and ammunition cache near Shenin in Sector West on April 30 that it reported to the Lebanese Armed Forces, and noted ongoing incidents of obstruction and aggressive behavior toward peacekeepers.
The spokesperson said UN agencies and partners were working to deliver emergency assistance where possible but cautioned that access constraints, funding shortfalls and insecurity limit the scale of response.
