“(Mr. Guterres) extends his deepest condolences to those affected and his solidarity to the Government and people of Canada,” Dujarric added.
Two crime scenes
According to media reports, the dead included at least three students, two students and a teacher. Two other people were found dead in a nearby home, whom local police reportedly identified as the suspect’s mother and stepbrother.
The suspect, who was born male but was transitioning and was identified as female, according to police, was found at school dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound.
Two of the dozens of injured people were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Tumbler Ridge, located in the Canadian Rockies more than 1,000 kilometers northeast of Vancouver, is a small community near the Alberta border. The high school serves about 175 students from seventh to twelfth grades.
DR Congo: UN urges urgent expansion as cholera outbreak worsens
The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, has warned that the growing cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo requires an immediate scale-up of the response.
It is said to be the country’s worst outbreak in 25 years. Since the beginning of 2026, more than 1,300 suspected cases and 35 deaths have been recorded.
Last year, more than 71,800 suspected cases and more than 2,000 deaths were reported.
Humanitarian support
Humanitarian partners, along with the Government and the United Nations, continue to provide support, but significant gaps remain. Water, sanitation and hygiene services are underfunded, health workers are overstretched, supplies are running low and access to treatment facilities remains difficult.
On Monday, $750,000 was allocated from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help health partners rapidly scale up life-saving assistance and curb transmission.
OCHA highlighted that more flexible financing is urgently needed to strengthen health services and contain the outbreak.
Gaza: UN increases evacuations and support for education
In Gaza, UN teams on Tuesday supported the medical evacuation of 18 patients and 26 companions through the Rafah crossing.
Teams also received 41 more returnees at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where a reception area is being operated to assist those arriving.
Since Rafah reopened in early February, just over 220 people in each direction have been able to pass through the crossing, according to UN spokesman Dujarric.
“I reiterate that we would like more people to have the opportunity to travel voluntarily and safely, in both directions, especially to access the services they need,” he said Wednesday.
Hoping to expand aid operation
“We also hope that cargo movement will be allowed through Rafah, to increase the volume of incoming humanitarian supplies and further expand the scale of the humanitarian response.”
Humanitarian partners working to provide educational support have delivered stationery and toys in recent days to improve learning conditions for thousands of children.
Four new temporary learning spaces were established last week, bringing the total in Gaza to around 450 and serving more than 5,500 students.
Between January 29 and February 4, child protection partners provided winter assistance, psychosocial support and safe spaces to more than 6,500 children and caregivers, including warm clothing for almost 3,800 children.