Lebanon, Gaza & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (16 June 2026) | United Nations

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:

- Secretary-General/Haiti
- UN Interim Force in Lebanon
- Lebanon/Humanitarian
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Democratic Republic of the Congo/Ebola
- Democratic Republic of the Congo/UN Mission
- Yemen/Security Council
- Secretary-General/Austria World Summit
- Climate/Children
- State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Anti-Personnel Mines
- Family Remittances
- Guests Tomorrow

SECRETARY-GENERAL/HAITI

The Secretary-General arrived in Haiti earlier today. He was greeted at the airport in Port-au-Prince by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.

He then went on to visit Camp Vertières, a site hosting the Gang Suppression Force. He began the visit by a tour and a briefing by our colleagues at the UN Support Office for Haiti explaining the operational and logistical support they provide to the Force, in accordance with Security Council resolution 2793.

While there, the Secretary-General was also briefed by the Force Commander of the Gang Suppression Force.

Before the day is over, the Secretary-General will have met with the Prime Minister. He will also be meeting with Haitians impacted by the violence in the country. And of course, he will stop and meet with representatives of civil society, as well as our UN colleagues on the ground.

At about 3:40 p.m., the Secretary-General is expected to speak to the press. He will then had back to Santo Domingo, and before flying back to New York tomorrow, he will have a meeting with the President of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo and will also meet with the UN country team.

On his arrival yesterday in Santo Domingo, the Secretary-General thanked the Dominican Government for the support they have been providing to the UN’s work in Haiti.

UN INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers are continuing to observe violence and exchanges of fire within their area of operations, though at a significantly reduced level compared to the weekend.

The mission recorded 38 violations of Lebanese airspace by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) yesterday, down from 83 reported on Sunday.

The number of trajectories of projectiles also dropped markedly, with 174 recorded all day yesterday, compared to 705 on Sunday. Of yesterday’s total, 169 were attributed to the IDF, and five to Hizbullah.

From midnight until 4:00 p.m. local time today, peacekeepers reported 22 airspace violations by the IDF and about 106 trajectories of projectiles, of which 103 were attributed to the IDF. And the remainder to non-State actors, presumably Hizbullah.

UNIFIL continues to monitor IDF ground activities across its area of operations, including armored movements, and logistical and engineering activities as well.

On the humanitarian front, through the Liaison Branch and in coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair (OCHA), UNIFIL facilitated one humanitarian mission yesterday to Tyre and surrounding areas.

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-06-16