United Nations officials and scientists launched a report saying sea levels are rising faster than before, already displacing people in parts of the Pacific, and that adaptation finance for developing countries falls far short of needs.

UN agencies report escalating humanitarian needs and displacement crises in Sudan and South Sudan.

Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that civilian deaths and attacks on displacement sites have been reported and that over 11,400 households were newly displaced since early September, calling for respect for international humanitarian law and protective measures.

A U.N. agency official said rapidly escalating hostilities on Yemen's western coast have internally displaced more than 100,000 people and driven thousands across the Bab El Mandeb Strait into Djibouti, straining humanitarian operations.

António Guterres described his time as U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and recounted accompanying refugees from Uganda back to South Sudan, saying humanitarian rescue must be paired with political efforts to stop displacement.

Acting WFP official Carl Carl Skau described an eight-day visit to Sudan, reporting mass displacement, severe hunger at IPC4–5 levels, major access hurdles and a critical funding shortfall that risks scaling back lifesaving aid.

WFP's acting director told reporters the agency is roughly one-third funded compared with last year and cautioned that without additional donor funding in the coming weeks operations will be scaled back, prioritizing newly arrived displaced people.

The UN reported demolitions in Masafar Yata in the southern West Bank, saying Israeli authorities demolished 20 homes and other structures, displacing nearly 60 people and affecting donor-built properties, and warned of rising settler violence and pressure from firing-zone designations.

The Secretary-General told the General Assembly that displacement is at near-record levels and that human suffering is intensifying while funding for aid and development is being slashed, warning that institutions are straining to meet the moment.

The speaker said a recent attack on Krenskopf killed dozens, displaced more than 2,600 people and involved over 50 reported abductions, deepening the humanitarian emergency in Haiti.

Enrica Ratuatze said nearly 2 million internally displaced people and more than 1.7 million refugees returned since December 2024, but warned that damaged homes, strained services and limited livelihoods mean returns often begin a new struggle.

The Secretary-General said his visit to Nepal showed glaciers are receding and warned that glacier retreat, combined with earthquakes and floods, could displace "millions and millions of people," affecting rivers such as the Brahmaputra and the Ganges.

Speakers told a meeting in Marin County that flooding tied to sea level rise risks destroying housing units, worsening rent pressure countywide, and creating ripple effects even in areas not directly flooded.

The UN briefing said humanitarians continue to deliver aid in Gaza despite insecurity and restrictions, reporting nearly 290 affected households last week and that more than 300,000 children continue in summer learning programs with shaded structures installed in temporary learning spaces.

A UN agency official told the Security Council that from January to June violence displaced more than 420,000 people (primarily in Jonglin) and that South Sudan is hosting about 1.4 million people fleeing conflict in Sudan, stressing strains on national capacities and humanitarian services.

UN briefing said the Israeli Defense Forces posted a displacement order for Mansouri in Tyre District, affecting roughly 1,500 residents and highlighting fragility as displaced families cautiously return amid damaged homes and unexploded ordnance threats.

World Food Programme officials said about 10 million people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are food insecure, roughly 7 million displaced, and that WFP assistance has fallen notably, worsening coping strategies in affected communities.

During public comment a resident urged the Housing Advisory Board to weigh in on tax‑increment financing (DDA/TIF), arguing that private equity investors fuel market pressures that hinder middle‑income access to homeownership and worsen displacement.

Quintana said displacement and trafficking are being pursued as possible explanations for many missing-person reports, and that the institution is following leads on Yazidi women believed taken to Syria and has identified roughly 600 named cases so far.

The UN said displacement and food insecurity are rising in Sudan, the DRC has revised its appeal to $2.3 billion amid Ebola and fighting, and CERF funds were allocated to strengthen Ebola readiness in Burundi, with urgent calls for more flexible funding.

The United Nations warned of constrained relief in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank after reporting large displacement, disrupted humanitarian access and a shortfall on a revised Lebanon flash appeal that is only 43% funded.

The UN said its peacekeepers observed multiple strikes and significant military activity in South Lebanon with hundreds of firing incidents reported; it also cited more than 3,000 reported deaths and over 1,000,000 displaced in Lebanon and said the $308 million flash appeal is 54% funded.

The UN provided operational updates: continuing displacement and access challenges in Syria; welcome for Yemens new government and womens return to cabinet; Jean-Pierre Lacroix's DRC visit amid South Africas planned troop withdrawal; floods and cyclone preparedness in Madagascar; a sharp rise in gender-based violence in Haiti; Cuba fuel shortages and a partially funded recovery plan; and damage to Ukrainian power plants.

The UN warned of rising displacement and humanitarian needs in Sudan, including over 10,000 newly displaced in Abu Jubaiyah, and said OCHA's 2026 appeal seeks $2.9 billion to aid more than 20 million people amid access constraints and security threats.

The United Nations reported an interagency convoy reached Qamishli in Hasakeh governorate, delivering food and winter supplies, while a recent winter storm damaged more than 1,700 tents and ongoing flooding and road closures continue to restrict access to affected areas.