UN-related activity remained low this period with only two tracked events, both involving UN bodies as responders or observers rather than as lead actors. On October 12, the Pentagon announced it would livestream the December 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a plan drawing opposition from the UN human rights office among others, marking the first US military execution in about 65 years. The same day, the UN's International Organization for Migration reported that a migrant boat capsized off Djibouti, killing at least 139 people, and noted the route is among the world's deadliest migration corridors.
- The Pentagon announced it will livestream the December 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the first US military execution in about 65 years and the first public execution in over 90 years, drawing opposition from the UN human rights office.
- The UN's International Organization for Migration reported that a migrant boat from Ethiopia to Yemen capsized near Obock, Djibouti, with the death toll revised to at least 139, including 15 children, and around 80 rescued.
