The images of kids submerged in freezing floodwater, in flimsy tents that won't survive another winter, make me SICK.
I think of Primo Levi’s words that every European learns by heart at school - only to forget when entering politics or diplomacy.
The shame of our time.
I hope you are all sleeping safely in your homes, surrounded by your families. I hope every child has warm clothes and every parent can provide the care their children need.
I hope your children have umbrellas, raincoats, and rain boots for school. I hope your cities are prepared to respond to winter emergencies.
Of course, sharing this news will change nothing for our families in Gaza, just as the warnings issued days ago changed nothing.
Tonight, at 8:30 p.m., as families slept on the ground inside their tents, a massive landslide of soil and rocks buried at least two families in Deir al-Balah.
The victims have been identified as:
Habiba Hossam al-Zain, 4 years old
Reem Hossam al-Zain
Ibrahim Hossam al-Zain
Salah Nabhan, 7 years old
Mariam Nabhan
The mothers of these five children remain in critical condition.
The father of the first three children had already been killed by Israel.
I hope everyone has heat in their homes.
"In Gaza, the specter of famine is returning. Cuts to the World Food Programme have compounded Israel's aid restrictions, driving up food prices and forcing thousands of families to go hungry." https://t.co/Avw9cEDuqG
In this video, I am documenting a heartbreaking scene that happened to us yesterday in Gaza.
If you are human and can feel our suffering, please share this video so our voices can reach the entire world. 🙏
Perhaps someone will intervene to save us!!
As heavy rain & cold hit #Gaza, families and their #children are facing devastating conditions in makeshift tents with little protection.
@UNICEF is doing what we can to support but much more needs to be done.
Access for all aid & more funding is vital. Children cannot wait.
Palestinians are crying for help from sewage-flooded tents.
In just 12 hours, 70,000 tents have been submerged in floodwater and sewage after heavy rains.
I believe in a world where a Palestinian child and a Jewish Israeli child growing up in the Holy Land can look forward at their life and believe it is not going to be curtailed by somebody's violence.
Congolese refugees in Burundi who have already lost so much are also more vulnerable to climate shocks. Our teams & partners are on the ground doing what they can despite already stretched funding. Your support can help make all the difference.
@UN_Burundi
A privilege to meet the Youth Refugee Olympic Team yesterday. Sport can create opportunities, build belonging and bring people together. These young athletes embody that spirit and show the extraordinary potential of refugee youth. Wishing them every success at #Dakar2026!
Last night in Dakar, I saw young refugee talent take centre stage, from the track and the mat to the gallery walls.
Refugee athletes, artists and partners united by one conviction: when young people are included, their talent shines.
#Dakar2026#WithRefugees
🥋 Félicitations à Arno pour avoir représenté fièrement l’Équipe Olympique des Réfugiés lors de l’épreuve de judo aux Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse #Dakar2026.
Aujourd’hui, ce jeune athlète a porté sur le tatami bien plus qu’un judogi : il a porté des années de travail, de sacrifices et de rêves.
Soutenu par les encouragements de toute l’Équipe Olympique des Réfugiés et les collègues du HCR, Arno a tout donné sur le tatami.
Il termine à une très belle 5e place.
👏 Bravo Arno ! Toute l’équipe est fière de toi.
@jojdakar2026@RefugeesOlympic@Refugees
#YOG #RefugeeOlympicTeam #WithRefugees #sportforprotection #InclusionThroughSport
Fier d’avoir assisté à l’ouverture de #Dakar2026, un moment historique pour l’Afrique, et de soutenir l’Équipe olympique des jeunes réfugiés pour ses grands débuts.
Une preuve de ce que les jeunes réfugiés peuvent accomplir lorsqu’on leur donne leur chance. #AvecLesRéfugiés
What a privilege to be in Dakar for this historic moment. Watching the first Refugee Youth Olympic Team march alongside athletes from around the world was a powerful reminder that talent knows no borders.
For years, dance took Ahmad Joudeh around the world. But his heart never left home.
After fleeing Syria and losing his family home to war, the dancer and UNHCR supporter returned to Yarmouk camp in Damascus, where his childhood dreams first began.
What he found was a neighbourhood devastated by war, but also memories, familiar faces and hope for a new beginning.
Ahmad’s message is clear: families who are finally returning home need support to rebuild their lives, their communities and their futures.
As I presented my latest report at the UN two days ago, the US ambassador managed to be even more insulting than Israel’s. No small feat, given that Israeli representatives at UN in New York have long been second to none in diplomatic buffoonery.