Daryl Grisgraber

Humanitarian Policy Lead at @OxfamAmerica. Views and comments are my own, etc.

[Sara Pantuliano - @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social @SaraPantuliano]

'Local #humanitarian action is not necessarily better, but humanitarian action is always better with 'local' in it. And it's not a trade off between the two'. @AidinDanger speaking at @hpg_odi #COVIDLocalisation event. I would add, it's always better when local is central to it.

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Before aid agencies had even started their emergency response, residents came out to offer support in any way they could: https://t.co/j1TirkMZfQ (@newhumanitarian)

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Fighting in Syria persists despite ceasefire, Turkish fighters accused of using white phosphorus https://t.co/dZ4H9SSEjN

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Is it like that? When two kids fight in a lot, is it usual that innocent bystanders wind up dead?

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

This proposal definitely did NOT get lost in all the white noise! People are working on it even as I write this. "Trump Wants to Slam the Door on All Refugees" https://t.co/g6vNsQaCIx via @truthout

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

This briefing from @annieslem looks at #Iraq ’s growing humanitarian needs and the future for its 37 million people. For many Iraqis, post-war life remains a struggle: https://t.co/jWkXlxVfTH (@newhumanitarian)

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Midyear update: Returning refugees: https://t.co/8xPaN7pRnN (@newhumanitarian)

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

“If I knew then what I know now, I would never have gone back.” #Syrianrefugees. https://t.co/AFEmjIVFji

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

From @BenParker140 and @annieslem: @Outcry at @UN plans to consolidate Syria #humanitarianaid operations in Damascus: https://t.co/wVQTxRbeJh (@newhumanitarian)

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Hmmm... "#Iraq seeks multibillion dollar fee to receive Isis prisoners." Pre-conditions include no access for humanitarian workers to any facilities on Iraqi soil, or objection to the death penalty. https://t.co/zBk2eX1UHo

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Approves Waqf Fund to Support Palestine Refugees | @OIC_OCI @UNRWA https://t.co/Vc7VW6CwXY

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

#Gaza 's zoo animals are evacuated to #Jordan: https://t.co/p1HXGf5f3V

[Noah Gottschalk @noahgo]

“We are only just beginning” - Great short explainer about #Yemen, Congress, and what’s next from @oxfamamerica’s @ScottTPaul #YemenCantWait

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

@noahgo @cubanahumana @JaredRizzi The comments on that @PoPville piece are making me so happy this morning. I can't stop giggling.

[The White Helmets @SyriaCivilDef]

"I had to carry four babies that had suffocated to death from the chemicals, to the ambulance. I can never forget about them." Amal Hamo, a White Helmet and a survivor, tells us some of the horrific details she experienced two years ago in #KhanShaykhoun chemical massacre. #Syria

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Thoughts on demographic change in #Syria: https://t.co/VOy3nR0Jss

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Roughly the same number as today's #Syrianrefugees, but in a shorter period of time. https://t.co/YHSy4QYCOz

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Humanitarian Needs Overview for #Iraq in 2019 notes protracted displacement and that humanitarian assistance must continue targeting IDPs both in camps and in out-of-camp settings: https://t.co/M933bHXE8L

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

One more iffy route by sea that #Syrianrefugees are using: https://t.co/wZYehNZxID

[Daryl Grisgraber @DGrisgraber]

Something a little more cheery today: "How 3 Actors Overcame Trump’s Travel Ban to Take the New York Stage." https://t.co/JoKVXzRucL