Published on: 2026-08-07
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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6 August 2026 UN
The main news of the day at the UN and worldwide: 300 children have died in Gaza over 300 days, cases of external power loss have increased at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, rising fertilizer prices threaten the wheat harvest in Afghanistan, and on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the UN calls for complete nuclear disarmament.
Children’s deaths in Gaza
In the 300 days since the ceasefire agreement between Hamas militants and the Israel Defense Forces went into effect, at least 300 children have died in the Gaza Strip, according to available data. This was reported on Thursday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF emphasized that Palestinian families are currently forced to cram into about one-third of the territory of the Strip—among destroyed buildings and rubble. Commenting on reports of negotiations on a peace plan, UNICEF representatives welcomed recent statements about “steps toward ending hostilities” and increasing humanitarian aid deliveries.
Incidents at ZNPP
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, stated today that the recent increase in incidents of loss of external power supply at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant indicates the vulnerability of the power grid supplying the plant. Grossi emphasized the need for further efforts to prevent a nuclear accident. In the past week, the ZNPP lost access to external power supply twice. Thus, the total number of such incidents since the beginning of the conflict has reached 24. Half of them have occurred in the last four months.
Afghanistan: Wheat harvest at risk
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today warned that the rise in fertilizer prices caused by the Middle East crisis threatens the wheat harvest in Afghanistan in 2027. The FAO calls on the international community to allocate more than 38 million dollars to provide 600,000 farming households with access to fertilizers and certified wheat seeds ahead of the planting season. Experts note that due to low soil fertility, wheat yields in Afghanistan directly depend on the use of fertilizers.
Anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing
Eighty-one years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The city was reduced to ruins, tens of thousands of people died, and humanity came face to face with the catastrophically destructive power of nuclear war. “This must never happen again,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN High Representative for Disarmament, speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations at a memorial ceremony in Hiroshima. She called for progress towards complete nuclear disarmament.
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