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UN brief: Lebanon forces assume control south of Litani; Syria, South Sudan and Ukraine humanitarian updates

United Nations Secretariat (Press Briefing) · January 8, 2026
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Summary

The UN welcomed Lebanese Armed Forces' move to assume operational control south of the Litani River, and provided updates on Syria (chemical weapons briefings, hospital damage, Aleppo displacement), South Sudan (renewed fighting displacing roughly 100,000 people), and Ukraine (attacks cutting power for nearly 2 million people).

The UN press briefing included a series of field updates. On Lebanon, the spokesperson said the Lebanese Armed Forces have assumed operational control of the area south of the Litani River; the UN welcomed the development and said the special coordinator for Lebanon remains engaged to advance implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 and the cessation of hostilities…

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