Ukraine, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (12 June 2026) | United Nations

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: Deputy Secretary-General Ukraine UN Interim Force in Lebanon Lebanon Occupied Palestinian Territory Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo/Humanitarian Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention Human Rights International Days Financial Contribution UKRAINE The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine today said that conflict-related violence in Ukraine last May killed at least 274 civilians and injured 1,763 by their account. This is more than in any other month in the last four years. The mission said that the use of powerful weapons in urban areas by the Russian Federation was the main reason for the high casualty count in May. UN INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON Turning to Lebanon. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) continues to observe extensive Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military activity across its areas of operations. Those activities are characterized by high-density armoured movements, large-scale engineering and demolition works, and sustained logistical traffic. Yesterday, UNIFIL reported intensive air activities, involving fighter aircraft and various unmanned aerial systems across the area of operations. UNIFIL recorded 72 violations of Lebanese airspace by the IDF, amounting to over 110 hours of overflight. A total of eight airstrikes were carried out by IDF fighter aircraft in UNIFIL’s area of operations yesterday. Peacekeepers reported 531 trajectories yesterday: 526 originating from IDF positions south of the Blue Line and within UNIFIL’s area of operations, and five trajectories presumably launched by Hizbullah, with one actually crossing the Blue Line. On the humanitarian front, UNIFIL facilitated nine humanitarian missions, in coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and in liaison with the IDF: eight of them in Sector West, mainly to Tyre, and one in Sector East. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon...