“In the early morning of June 13, a certain number of attacks took place in Tehran and other parts of Iran,” said Stefan Priesner, resident coordinator of the UN in Iran.

“Then, over the next 12 days, there have been several attacks on each side … We know that there were at least 627 people killed and nearly 5,000 injured in Iran.

Stressing that the UN remained in Iran during the conflict duration, Mr. Priesner noted that discussions continue with the government on “how to adapt existing UN programs to meet the post-conflict needs of the country,” he told journalists in Geneva via Zoom.

Tehran’s feet

Speaking of the Iranian capital, the UN official confirmed that Tehran had seen a population movement when several million residents left the city to the safety of missile strikes. He mentioned the solidarity that the Iranians had shown in each other, with families in the North and campaigns welcoming those from Tehran.

For the future, Mr. Priesner said: “We know that the health sector has very specific needs given the damage. »»

The development of the United Nations and the humanitarian presence in Iran extend over 18 agencies with around 50 international employees and 500 national employees.

Last year’s budget was about $ 75 million with two thirds dedicated to around 3.5 million refugees in the country or people in refugee situations.

Iran welcomed one of the largest – and the most prolonged – refugee situations In the world for more than four decades with inclusive policies, for example, in the fields of access to health and education, and the UN has supported these efforts over the years.

The rest of this budget is allocated to development projects, including climate adaptation and mitigation work. Mr. Priesner said he needed significant additional funding to support the most vulnerable groups in Iran, including children, elderly and disabled women.

The UN official confirmed that the growing number of Afghan refugees turned to their country through the Iranian border was voluntarily or by expulsion.

According to the United Nations Agency for Refugees, Hcr,, 36,100 Afghans returned on June 26 only. The number of daily yields has continued to increase since June 13, he said.

“” Every day, and sometimes every few hours, the buses arrive and stop at the Afghan-Iran border »» said Arafat Jamal, representative of the UNHCR in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan retailed to the situation

“Many come back to a country they barely know, forced to leave Iran after decades of life.

After returning from the border area of ​​Islam Qala, the representative of UNHCR Arafat Jamal said UN News that the flow of people in Afghanistan has increased from the conflictGoing from around 5,000 daily passages to a recent peak of almost 30,000.

The head of the UNHCR warned that Afghan repatriases arrive in a poor country which is not prepared to support them. Women and girls who had access to education and jobs in Iran now return to a country where “extreme gender injustice” makes these opportunities impossible, he said.

Alarming, 110 million children in the region live in countries affected by war, with damaged or destroyed or destroyed houses.

“The life of a child is upset upside down the equivalent of five seconds due to conflicts in the region”, ” said Edouard Beigbeder, Unicef Regional director for the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday.

UNICEF estimates indicate that 45 million children in the region will require humanitarian assistance in 2025, an increase of 41% since 2020.

Funding for deficits

However, financing gaps affect vital programs in the region.

For example, in May, Syria had to face a 78% financing difference and the state of Palestine a difference of 68% for their 2025 calls. UNICEF regional programs are also subject to increasing financial pressure.

The prospects of 2026 are also dark, said UNICEF, noting that its funding for the Middle East and North Africa should decrease by 20 to 25%, potentially resulting in deficits up to $ 370 million.

Conflicts must stop

This would endanger rescue programs in the region, including the treatment of severe malnutrition, safe water production in conflict areas and fatal disease vaccinations.

“While the fate of children in the region is worsening, the resources necessary to respond become rarer,” said Beigbeder.

“Conflicts must stop. International advocacy to resolve these crises must intensify. And support for vulnerable children must increase, not refuse. ”

Three days after the National Weather Service of Spain confirmed a record reading of 46 ° C in the southern city of El Granado, there was little break in day and night temperatures through the continent and beyond.

In Barcelona, ​​a road sweeper would have died on Saturday after finishing his quarter of work, which caused a widespread survey and public calls to stay away from the sun as far as possible.

“Everyone is at risk,” said Clare Nullis, spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (Wmo): “If you go out without water in the middle of the day, to jog, go for a bicycle ride, you will probably have health problems or even die. “”

Fossil fuel factor

If part of the reason for the heat of the heat of Europe is because it is at the grip of a high -pressure high pressure in North Africa weather, Ms. Nullis noted that “climate change induced by humans” is the source of these acute meteorological events.

Another part of the climate puzzle is that sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean are exceptionally high for this time of the year. “This is the equivalent of a terrestrial heat wave,” said OMM spokesperson.

“The extreme heat slips on you,” she added, while the dangerously hot conditions become “more frequent, more intense” due to the global warming caused by the combustion of fossil combustibles.

“This is something with which we have to learn to live,” said Nullis, stressing the importance of early warnings in national weather and hydrological services to prevent more deaths by extreme heat events-which are often “sub-reflective” in official statistics.

Hot days – and nights

According to the United Nations agency, the minimum night temperatures and the maximum daytime temperatures broke the station’s monthly records for June in certain parts of the west and southwest of Europe, partly explaining why the heat wave is so drained.

“The frequency and intensity of extreme heat events increase in Europe and in 2050, around half of the European population can be exposed to a high or very high risk of thermal stress during the summer,” said Nullis.

“What is exceptional – and I stressed exceptional but not unprecedented – is the time of year. We are July 1, and we see episodes of extreme heat that we would see normally later. »»

WMO insisted that the warnings of national weather services and coordinated thermal action plans are increasingly important to protect public security and well-being.

The United Nations agency promotes these efforts through its The first warnings for all platform.

A key component is the WMO coordination mechanism (Wcm) which supports the regions subject to the crisis and conflicts with advice. WMO organizes information authorizing the bad weather, the climate and the water in countries such as its WCM Global Hydromet Weekly Scan.