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Deeply troubling eyewitness report from our
@UNICEF
colleague who just returned from
#Tigray
in Ethiopia
We have a full-blown crisis for
#children
in
#Tigray
.
@UNICEF
,
@UN
& partners won’t stop in our efforts to protect kids & mothers. But let’s not understate how serious things are. More here on
@CNNConnect
>>
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Powerful moment as the sound of an air raid siren rips through the air at the 🇺🇳 in Geneva.
This is a recording from
#Ukraine
🇺🇦 under bombardment.
We are gathered to urge Member States to support civilians who live through this every day.
@OCHA_Ukraine
@UNGeneva
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The UN global fund
@EduCannotWait
fights for the right of all girls & boys to a quality education, incl when crises hit.
#ECW
Director
@YasmineSherif1
is our guest today at
@UNGeneva
press briefing to speak about results so far & what lies ahead.
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Looting and vandalizing humanitarian assets is widespread in
#Tigray
.
Millions need aid. UN and NGOs can provide it.
No one is better off with plundered or destroyed health centres, schools, water pumps, aid warehouses and vehicles.
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Access denial in cold statistics👇🏼
It’s worse than you think.
#Gaza
Repeated access denials are critically inhibiting urgent relief efforts in northern
#Gaza
.
Access must be facilitated to people in need wherever they are.
#AccessDenied
For more information 👇
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UN says access to basic services 'decimated' in Ethiopia's Tigray region
@MarixieMercado
@PhiriTomson
@OCHA_Ethiopia
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.
@EduCannotWait
funds have reached +4.6M children & youth across +30 humanitarian crises globally.
#ECW
calls on public, private & philanthropic donors for more support to reach crisis-affected children.
@yasminesherif1
@KentPage
@ECWgeneva
@UNOCHA
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Martin, can you go?
Wonderful mini portrait of our unstoppable humanitarian chief.
@TheEconomist
weekend profile: Martin Griffiths,
@UN
mediator |
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Famine is projected to unfold anytime between now and May 2024 in
#Gaza
says the IPC partnership.
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🔻Protection of civilians in
#Tigray
is imperative.
🔻Safe access for aid supplies & workers must happen.
🔻Humanitarian plan can help 2M people in need.
Speaking about Ethiopia's fast-growing crisis with France24
@EyeOnAfricaF24
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▶1 humanitarian week.
▶2K participants.
▶250 sessions.
@UNOCHA
-led event in Geneva will explore the most critical and current issues facing the 'aid industry' today. It's public and free at CICG from Monday.
#HNPW2020
programme
The
#InterNetworkDay
will be closed by:
- Ms. Ursula Mueller, ASG and DERC (UNOCHA)
- Ambassador Manuel Bessler, SDC
- Mr. Mohan Ramesh Rajasingham, UNOCHA
To see who else will be speaking throughout
#HNPW2020
visit and click on session the overviews!
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It is unbearable to think about children buried under rubble with very little possibility for getting them out.
#Gaza
The toll on children caught up in the spiralling violence of the Israel-Palestine crisis is 'beyond devastating'. Thousands are killed, missing or buried under rubble, dozens held hostage - our latest update here🔽
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'These people need all the help they can get' – on the need for compassion, & a pledging conference, for
#Rohingya
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#CycloneMocha
is set to hit
#Myanmar
in full force on Sunday.
The impact zone is a low-lying area, highly prone to flooding.
OCHA is working to ensure humanitarian preparedness and access to everyone in need.
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Shukran
@Akhbar
for covering the terrible humanitarian consequences of the unfolding crisis in
#Afghanistan
Girls & women in particular must be protected.
Men with guns forcing their will on others is not a path to freedom, human rights or wellbeing.
الأوضاع الإنسانية في #أفغانستان تتدهور مع تقدم #طالبان، وسط عجز #الأمم_المتحدة عن إحصاء القتلى في ظل الفوضى القائمة. فهل تغادر المنظمات الإنسانية والأممية البلاد مع اكتمال الإنسحاب الأمريكي وحلفائها؟
#أخبار_الآن
@JensLaerke
لمشاهدة المقابلة كاملة:
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FN opfordrer 🇩🇰 og alle lande til at modtage egne børn og deres forældre.
Barnets tarv kommer først, derefter mulig retsforfølgning af forældre.
Vigtig principiel historie fra
@msommerand
&
@PukDamsgaard
#Syrien
.
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▪ Some countries were already in crisis when
#COVID19
hit.
▪ Action to save the world’s most vulnerable must be sustained.
▪ 100 million people rely on humanitarian help worldwide
▪
@UNOCHA
continues hum coord across the globe, fund-raising & operations.
#LeaveNoOneBehind
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Govt of
#Indonesia
confirms 1,234 ppl died in earthquake &
#tsunami
in
#Sulawesi
, 800 ppl seriously injured & 62,000 ppl displaced. Casualty figures likely to increase. Hum agencies are on the ground or en route to affected areas to provide relief in support of govt-led response.
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We are looking for
#intern
to join us at news & crisis comms section in Geneva. Must love humanitarian stuff, obsessive news consumer, and fast on your feet. C u in Geneva?
Les affaires humanitaires et la communication vous intéresse?
Nous sommes à la recherche d'un/une stagiaire pour rejoindre notre équipe!
Toutes les informations sur le stage, les qualifications, comment postuler ici: ⬇
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Refreshingly frank talk from
@MiaFarrow
on the humanitarian crisis in "abandoned" Central Africa Republic
http://t.co/WZ6JZbkrPs
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U.N. seeks $4.3 bln for Yemen to avert mass starvation as funding dwindles
@CarlSkau
@SwissHumAidUnit
@UNReliefChief
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#Aleppo
under fire again Sunday:
Dozens of civilians, children & hospital workers killed and injured.
Major damage to Al Atareb Surgical Hospital.
Shelling of Al Firdous and Al Saliheen neighbourhoods.
@UNOCHA
condemns this.
🎙 In today’s UN News audio bulletin - the latest from the Cox Bazar refugee camp blaze; condemnation for deadly shelling in Syria’s Aleppo, and promising news of tech fixes for disabilities.
@UNmigration
@UNICEF
@WIPO
@UNOCHA
🎙
Listen here:
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NOW:
@UNReliefChief
rolling up his sleeves, ready to meet you all on the
@WHSummit
fb page.
#ShareHumanity
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In Kahramanmaraş today, the epicentre. The destruction of the old city centre is near total. Buildings that are still standing are so full of cracks they can come crashing down anytime.
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Love to work with our amazing
@ACANU_Geneva
press corps and all reporters shining the light where it is needed the most.
Big congratulations to
@JensLaerke
who has been voted as best UN spokesperson of the year by
@ACANU_Geneva
.
I know that
@UNOCHA
& our media friends can always count on you for timely, accurate information, all while keeping a terrific sense of humor. A well-deserved award!
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.
@UNReliefChief
about to go LIVE on
@AJEnglish
with
@baysontheroad
.
We’re in Geneva at
#Afghanistan
humanitarian conference
#InvestInHumanity
#behindthescene
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Creating scene-setting videos for big international conferences is a very particular art form. This is gold standard creativity from our
@OCHAROWCA
colleague Ivo Brandau. Wow!
@UNOCHA
@GermanyDiplo
After
#LakeChadBerlin
, one impression stays with me in particular: the stories told with dignity and courage by people in the region. See our video
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We're concerned about severe flooding in
#Niger
🇳🇪 and helping the Govt to address people's urgent humanitarian needs.
The impact of the floods exceeds all the forecasts made.
🔸57 killed
🔸211K affected
🔸16,375 houses damaged
@OCHA_Niger
@UNOCHA
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#Womenhumanitarians
debate now LIVE from
@UNGeneva
marking 10th anniversary of World Humanitarian Day
#Whd2019
watch here
@melissarfleming
@UNOCHA
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Despite the many challenges, aid workers carry on getting gloves, masks & disinfectants into the hands of health professionals, distributing 100K info leaflets, and building local capacity to cope w
#COVID19
@OCHA_Libya
#Covid19
Libya is at "high risk" and clashes are hampering humanitarian access, warns
@JensLaerke
, spokesperson for
@UNOCHA
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Congrats
@rochdi_najat
!
Secretary-General appoints Najat Rochdi of Morocco as
Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator for Lebanon
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U.N warns of humanitarian fallout after Cyclone Kenneth batters Mozambique
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But civilians shouldn't be forced to flee in the first place! (66,000 and counting)
@NRC_Egeland
also said "we cannot have fighting, in, on, and through civilian communities, this must end"
"There is no other place to go" - speaking to press in Geneva,
@NRC_Egeland
appeals to Jordan to keep border open for Syrians fleeing south, as escalating conflict in
#Syria
's Dera'a & Quneitra paralyzes humanitarian operations.
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Humanitarians in
#Nigeria
ask $848M this year to reach 6.2M of the hardest-hit ppl in the N-E. The Boko Haram crisis has subjected civilians to killings, abductions, forced recruitment, suicide bombings & horrific abuse. See our plan here
@OCHANigeria
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Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s
#Tigray
@Refugees
@UNOCHA_ROSEA
@UNOCHA
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UN Launches Billion-Dollar Appeal for
#Nigeria
's Victims of Armed Conflict
@UNOCHA
w/
@WFP
@PhiriTomson
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1 child killed each hour in
#Gaza
in past 2 days...fighting must stop!
@UNOCHA
's dep chief Kang speech
http://t.co/PTKeh1wlGC
@UNrightswire
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📣We have just kick-started 👟
#TheHumanRace
against the climate crisis clock.
You run, ride, swim, walk or any other activity for 100 minutes and help win 🥇 for our climate.
Check out press release with media resources:
@UNOCHA
@Strava
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This was a wholly unjustifyable slaughter of innocent school kids. The Saudi-led Coalition carried out the deadly strikes. For the record.
Today, in
#Yemen
, there was an attack on a school bus, killing and wounding dozens of children.
Children are
#NotATarget
🎯. Ever.
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Our project with
#Gaza
photojournalists hits front page of Libération - images and testimonies that the world must never forget.
@charlottecans
@UNOCHA
⚫ «Gaza sous l'œil des photographes» : voici la une de Libération ce mercredi.
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We focus on
#CAR
today w humanitarian coordinator
@rochdi_najat
visiting
@UNGeneva
2 brief diplomats & journalists
@UNOCHA_fr
Right now in the Central African Republic🇨🇫:
💦70% of families don’t have access to clean water
👶🏾1 in 7 newborns will not live to the age of 5
👧🏽1 in 3 children is out of school
To help >>
#InvestInHumanity
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#Nigeria
: Top UN officials say more support needed to ease humanitarian crisis and rebuild lives in conflict-ravaged north-east
@UNDPGeneva
@OCHANigeria
@UNDPNigeria
@UNOCHA
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In practice almost no-one can cross the contact line in eastern
#Ukraine
- normally there are 900K crossings/month.
Luckily, some humanitarian exemptions are made.
Aid workers continue operations with existing stockpiles, aiming to help 2M people.
@OCHA_Ukraine
@UNOCHA
The closure of the contact line in eastern
#Ukraine
due to
#COVID19
pandemic has limited the ability to organize humanitarian convoys to the non-government controlled areas.
@JensLaerke
of
@UNOCHA
provides an update.
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It is humanitarians' day today.
Have a look at some of the things aid workers do.
#ItTakesAVillage
#WorldHumanitarianDay
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Whatever beliefs we may hold, I hope this voice of reason and humanity resonates!
I continue to think about the serious situation in Palestine and in Israel where many, many people have lost their lives. In God’s name, I beg you to stop: cease using weapons! I hope that avenues will be pursued so that an escalation of the conflict might be absolutely avoided.
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Congolese are rushing out of Goma in
#DRC
following volcano evacuation order.
Up to 400,000 people are affected by the order, 1000s already displaced.
People moving on foot, in cars, and on boats crossing Lake Kivu - large traffic jams observed.
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We're in Oslo Friday to co-host the intl conference to combat Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Crises
#EndSGBVOslo
. Media advisory here for more info
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Humanitarian Country Team in
#Indonesia
has just presented a
#Sulawesi
response plan for 3 months, seeking $50.5M to help 191K ppl. Priorities: life-saving assistance, logistics support, ensure safety and dignity of survivors, vulnerable people
@UNOCHA
@Anita_Nirody
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The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in
#Mali
has shot up by 22% from 3.2 M in the beginning of the year to 3.9 M today - the equivalent of one in every five Malians. More in our French sitrep
@OCHA_Mali
@UNOCHA
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Virtual reality transports this woman to Nigeria on an experience in humanitarian work. Great advocacy at the
#LakeChadBerlin
@OCHAROWCA
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In
#Indonesia
, the death toll keeps climbing: 1,581 have died following the earthquake and tsunami & 2,550 people are seriously injured. Tragically, it is likely that these figures will increase. Humanitarians are scaling up response to meet peoples' needs in
#Sulawesi
@UNOCHA
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Shocked and appalled -
#Syria
Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
@PanosMoumtzis
condemns attack on ambulance in Idlib killing 3 paramedic staff and their patient
#NotATarget
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Our campaign
#WhatDoesItTake
just launched to send message of frustration over situation in
#Syria
and solidarity with the people
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Coming up 26 Feb
@UNGeneva
: Pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in
#Yemen
convened by UN with Switzerland & Sweden
#InvestInHumanity
The event is open to accredited media
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The Humanitarian Response Plan for
#Chad
is launched today.
On average, every 3rd woman, man or child need emergency humanitarian aid:
🌽4,6m people are food insecure
🩺1,7m people have no regular access to health services
🔃1m refugees & internally displaced persons
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Coming up
@UNGeneva
briefing: Statement from Reg. Coordinator on 'the living nightmare for children' in
#SyriaCrisis
#UniversalChildrensDay
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“To stand by and watch 40 million people plunge into chaos because electricity can’t be supplied and no financial system exists, that cannot and should not be the goal of the international community.” Well said, Angela Merkel
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Who's responding to
#CycloneKenneth
in
#Mozambique
and where are they? Check out this
@UNOCHA_ROSEA
overview of aid group presence
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Atrocious incident - a new low even in this inhumane war.
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In the battle against COVID-19, aid groups are achieving results for vulnerable communi... via
@reliefweb
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Just behind these serene and beautiful hills in Hatay, Turkey, 1M displaced Syrians are sheltering in tents, struggling to survive. Humanitarians want a sustainable presence in Idlib, to scale up response
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Can’t wait to hear insights and the latest research into
#humanitarian
news and media from
@martinscott2010
@meljbunce
&
@newsprof1
today at
#HNPW2019
Intro by
@UNOCHA
‘s
@UschiMuller
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Think about it. It’s revolutionary.
“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery & Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome & eradicated by the actions of human beings[...] YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.”
#Mandela
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8-member
#UNDAC
team of emergency experts deploying today to support response to
#MalawiFloods
@EByrs
@UNGeneva
@WFPlogistics
@UNOCHA
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Shoutout to everyone interested in humanitarian affairs: don't miss
#HumanitarianWeek
from 19 April w 1000s of experts in mostly open online sessions.
Media advisory here
#HNPW
website here
Run by
@UNOCHA
and
@SwissHumAidUnit
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Today we stand with the thousands of
@SYRedCrescent
volunteers who put their communities first.
#REDforSYRIA
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In Dar'a
#Syria
750K people endangered by escalating fighting and air strikes 💥. Deaths, injuries & hospital attack reported. At least 45K people on the run. Protection of civilian lives is now a paramount humanitarian concern
#NotATarget
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