{"id":223019,"date":"2026-09-04T04:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-news-in-brief-us-iran-war-intensifies-aid-for-myanmar-casualties-in-ukraine-news-un-org\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T04:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:46:05","slug":"world-news-in-brief-us-iran-war-intensifies-aid-for-myanmar-casualties-in-ukraine-news-un-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-news-in-brief-us-iran-war-intensifies-aid-for-myanmar-casualties-in-ukraine-news-un-org\/","title":{"rendered":"World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine – news.un.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over further civilian casualties.<\/span>
The US military struck rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, days after US President Donald Trump announced that American forces had cleared all mines from the crucial trade route. 
The US said the weekend strikes were aimed at preventing Iran from laying new mines.
After Iranian missiles launched towards Jordan in retaliation were intercepted, the US struck targets it claims were linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
According to Iranian authorities, US strikes hit a wedding party in Kuhestak on Wednesday, killing at least four and injuring 68 more.
The US military said it is investigating the incident and that it never targets civilians.
The latest exchange marks a major escalation in the conflict that began in February, when the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran. 
UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/a> expressed grave concern over the escalation and reported rise in civilian casualties, including at the wedding party.
\u201cThe Secretary-General condemns all attacks against civilians,\u201d UN Spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric said. 
\u201cHe recalls that all parties must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality and precautions.\u201d
Mr. Guterres strongly encouraged the US and Iran to return to diplomacy to avoid the \u201cdevastating consequences\u201d further escalation would have on civilians across the Middle East.
The UN\u2019s World Food Programme (WFP<\/a>) has launched<\/a> an emergency cargo transport service to help humanitarian partners in Myanmar deliver lifesaving assistance to flood-stricken areas.
The logistics service \u2013 free for UN partners to use \u2013 is initially focusing on the towns of Lemyethna, Yegyi and Ngathaingchaung, which have been hit hard by floods in the past few months that have displaced thousands of families<\/a>.
\u201cWhen floodwaters isolate entire communities, logistics becomes the difference between success and failure of an operation,\u201d WFP Myanmar Country Director Michael Dunford said. 
\u201cBeyond delivering our own food assistance, WFP is serving as the logistics provider for the wider humanitarian response.\u201d
For at least two weeks, WFP will transport food and nutrition assistance; water, sanitation and hygiene supplies; medicines; and emergency shelter materials to civilians in hard-to-reach areas.
\u201cBy opening our transport lines to our partners, we can collectively ensure that food, medicine, and shelter materials swiftly and safely reach those who need them most,\u201d Mr. Dunford said.
WFP has also launched an emergency food response in Myanmar\u2019s Sagaing Region, which was hit especially hard<\/a> by an earthquake earlier this year and already faces conflict, widespread restrictions to access and connectivity challenges.
The agency has already reached 15,000 people with emergency rations in the Ayeyarwady and Sagaing regions.
Russian attacks on Ukraine between Tuesday and Wednesday morning killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 65 others, causing casualties across six regions, according to the UN\u2019s humanitarian aid office (OCHA<\/a>).
The attacks damaged homes, schools, a shopping centre and a postal hub. Strikes on energy facilities caused power outages in several regions.
Power generation equipment at a utility plant in Kherson was destroyed, raising fears that families unable to move to safer regions could lack heat and electricity in the coming winter.
\u201cThis escalation inflicts a devastating and growing toll on civilians by destroying livelihoods, worsening the psychological burden and disrupting daily life,\u201d said Matthias Schmale, the UN\u2019s humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine. \u201cWe must never normalise this.\u201d
Meanwhile, German officials have accused Russia of authorising an attempted explosive drone attack at Leipzig Airport on 4 August. Russian officials have denied any involvement.
A humanitarian warehouse contracted by the UN Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF<\/a>) was destroyed in a Russian attack on 27 August in Chubynske, Kyiv region, destroying lifesaving supplies intended for children and families.
\u201cThis impedes the delivery of vital support to the most vulnerable, especially as another harsh winter approaches,\u201d UNICEF said.
In recent days, a missile strike also destroyed the humanitarian warehouses and vehicles of a UN-partnered NGO in Sumy, and another strike damaged an NGO-operated evacuation bus in Donetsk.
These attacks are part of a wider pattern of Russian strikes. At least six warehouses belonging to humanitarian organizations \u2013 including UN agencies, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and NGOs \u2013 were impacted by Russian attacks in August.
\u201cOur partners continue to provide medical and psychological aid, hot meals and shelter materials to support the humanitarian response,\u201d Mr. Dujarric said.
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