RUNDOWN FOR TUESDAY 10 MAR 2026

UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS (3:54)

The Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo, told the Security Council that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Syrian Arab Republic “have continued to engage on how to eliminate any remnants of the chemical weapons programme developed by the previous government.” UNIFEED

UN / UNIFIL UPDATE (2:15)

“We strongly remind all those involved in the conflict in Lebanon of their obligations to ensure the safety and the security of UN personnel and premises at all times,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

UN / CSW70 GUTERRES CIVIL SOCIETY (3:34)

At a town hall with women civil society leaders, UN chief António Guterres said women are leading the fight for rights – from health to climate, from peacebuilding to labour, urging them to “keep shaking the foundations of privilege” and never give up. UNIFEED

OHCHR / SOUTH SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS (3:06)

“We are horrified by the growing accounts of serious violations in the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, including gruesome killings, the destruction and poisoning of key water sources, and fresh waves of mass displacement,” UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango said. OHCHR

UNFPA / LEBANON MOBILE HEALTH TEAMS (3:54)

UNFPA deployed mobile health teams in Beirut to deliver sexual and reproductive health services, as well as mental health support, to large numbers of internally displaced people. UNFPA

GENEVA / MIDDLE EAST HUMANITARIAN UPDATE (3:03)

Toxic “black rain” linked to strikes on oil depots, mass displacement and continuing disruption to humanitarian supply chains are upending lives across the Middle East and beyond after 10 days of war in the region, UN humanitarians said today. UNTV CH

OHCHR / MIDDLE EAST CIVILIANS (2:43)

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses alarm at the deepening impact of the Middle East crisis on civilians. OHCHR