Yemen
The UN spokesperson told the noon briefing on Friday 6 November, citing OCHA, that more than 313,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of August, 13,000 more than at its previous update, as people continue to flee across several governorates in the west and northwest. Ta'iz Governorate has taken the largest share, more than two in five of those displaced. New in this update: the UN Human Rights Office has verified 281 civilian casualties since the beginning of August (as of 6 November), 69 killed and 212 injured, and children account for more than a third of them. The briefing does not say who is fighting. It also corrected the previous day's briefing: the body of UN human rights staff member Muhammad el-Shami, who died in Houthi detention, remains in the custody of the Houthi authorities, and the UN repeated its call for an investigation and for the release of its detained colleagues. The FCDO's standing advice is against all travel to the whole of Yemen, and it says anyone there should leave immediately; the page was last changed on 27 October.
DR Congo
Authorities have reported more than 10,700 confirmed Ebola cases and over 5,200 deaths to date, the same briefing said on 6 November. The last count we carried, on 29 October, was more than 10,100 confirmed cases and over 4,900 deaths. The briefing does not say which authority's count this is. The disruption to the Ebola response in North Kivu after killings in Beni Territory ran in our Brief of 7 November.
Western Sahara
The Secretary-General has appointed Alexander Ivanko, the former Special Representative, to head the entity liquidating the UN mission MINURSO, with guidance and support from the Department of Operational Support, the briefing said on 6 November; its work includes repatriating military observers from team sites.
