Derek Markwell

Head of Humanitarian, Syria @FCDOGovUK 🇬🇧 - formerly working in/on 🇳🇪🇲🇱🇸🇾🇱🇧🇸🇩| Hum tweets, mixed with coffee, food & travel. Views/RT own

[Derek Markwell @DerekMarkwell]

@DFID_UK is proud to stand #WithRefugees in #Lebanon in run up to #RefugeeWeek2018 next week. The below is just one of many ways the U.K. is ensuring the most vulnerable conflict-affected Syrians are #protected & #supported.

https://t.co/lrQBTaUCYr

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

⭕️ BREAKING: Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed al-Ansari says US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be in Doha to meet Qatari mediators on US-Iran talks, with no high-level Washington-Tehran meeting planned.

Watch our panel discussion ⬇️

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

My statement on the events in Syria.

[UNFPA in Palestine @UNFPAPalestine]

"The story doesn't start from one day. It starts from nine months. The day I learned that I was going to be a mom.” Ala'a, Gaza
@UKMed @UNinPalestine @UNFPA_ASRO ... https://t.co/vxzHJONXDH

[Derek Markwell @DerekMarkwell]

So young, and so much trauma to deal with. A brutal watch.

#gaza #CeasefireNow #notatarget

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

"A lot of the children are so young, I don't think they understand the significance of some of the injuries they have sustained."

UK doctor Victoria Rose, who has just returned from Gaza, says she was shocked by the number of children she operated on.

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

Today the Foreign Secretary has given an update on the UK's policy on arms export licences to Israel.

https://t.co/70XmibPzE3

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

Starting tomorrow, @UNRWA staff and partners will roll out one of the most complex vaccination campaigns in the world.

Over 640,000 children in #Gaza will be provided with a polio vaccine in clinics, health points and shelters.

Now is the time to prioritise children's healthStarting tomorrow, @UNRWA staff and partners will roll out one of the most complex vaccination campaigns in the world.

Over 640,000 children in #Gaza will be provided with a polio vaccine in clinics, health points and shelters.

Now is the time to prioritise children's healthStarting tomorrow, @UNRWA staff and partners will roll out one of the most complex vaccination campaigns in the world.

Over 640,000 children in #Gaza will be provided with a polio vaccine in clinics, health points and shelters.

Now is the time to prioritise children's healthStarting tomorrow, @UNRWA staff and partners will roll out one of the most complex vaccination campaigns in the world.

Over 640,000 children in #Gaza will be provided with a polio vaccine in clinics, health points and shelters.

Now is the time to prioritise children's healthStarting tomorrow, @UNRWA staff and partners will roll out one of the most complex vaccination campaigns in the world.

Over 640,000 children in #Gaza will be provided with a polio vaccine in clinics, health points and shelters.

Now is the time to prioritise children's healthStarting tomorrow, @UNRWA staff and partners will roll out one of the most complex vaccination campaigns in the world.

Over 640,000 children in #Gaza will be provided with a polio vaccine in clinics, health points and shelters.

Now is the time to prioritise children's health.

[UK in Jerusalem🇬🇧 @UKinJerusalem]

The UK🇬🇧 is deeply concerned by the ongoing Israeli military operation in the West Bank، reports of civilian casualties & destruction of civilian infrastructure. The risk of instability is serious and the need for de-escalation urgent.

Statement👇
https://t.co/FAcfIn26JM

[Louise Wateridge @UNWateridge]

"All that is left for us is the sea"

Weeks of repeated displacement orders across south & middle #Gaza

The situation is catastrophic. Day in, day out, thousands of families are forced from place to place, most on foot with few belongings. All while surrounded by tanks & bombs.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Palestinians describe the Israeli attack on Gaza's al-Tabin school shelter that killed more than 100 displaced women, children and elderly people.

[UK-Med @UKMed]

Last night, 21 August, our guesthouse in #Gaza was damaged by shelling. Thankfully, all staff are safe and uninjured, having evacuated the guesthouse the day before. Nevertheless, we are extremely concerned by this incident.

⬇️Read the full statement https://t.co/sVjz4jVwjR

[Derek Markwell @DerekMarkwell]

Enough is enough. No one can survive under these brutal conditions in #Gaza. No clean #water, overcrowded shelters and insufficient #healthcare. If air strikes don’t #kill them, this hazardous and lethal environment will.

#CeasefireNOW #NotATarget #ActForHumanity

[OCHA OPT (Palestine) @ochaopt]

"Mass evacuations in #Gaza choke survival and severely constrain aid operations" - statement by Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

🔊 Watch the video.

Click to read the full statement. 👇

[UK in Jerusalem🇬🇧 @UKinJerusalem]

As we mark #WorldHumanitarianDay today, we pay tribute to those who continue to deliver life-saving aid in the most challenging of circumstances. At least 286 humanitarian workers have been tragically killed in #Gaza since 7 October. Humanitarian workers are #NotATarget.

[UK in Jerusalem🇬🇧 @UKinJerusalem]

Foreign Secretary🇬🇧 @DavidLammy met yesterday with the @PalestineRCS, who are providing life-saving aid to those affected by the conflict in #Gaza & the #WestBank. UK is pushing for vaccination campaigns to prevent a polio outbreak and ensure essential aid reaches those in need.

[Derek Markwell @DerekMarkwell]

40,000 #Palestinian men, women and children killed in #Gaza. Thousands more buried under the rubble. Yet the pain and #suffering continues. Enough is enough. #CeasefireNOW

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

As the world mourns the ‘grim milestone’ of more than 40,000 Palestinians killed, talks to halt nearly 11 months of a devastating Israeli war are under way in Qatar.

Read here: https://t.co/xoioiR11U4

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Newborn twins in Gaza were killed with their mother and grandmother as their father went to collect birth certificates earlier today.

According to local media, the family had been displaced from northern Gaza and had sheltered further south.

https://t.co/8VXCbSd5II

[Derek Markwell @DerekMarkwell]

🇬🇧is supporting the amazing and tireless work of #British #NHS doctors and nurses - like Paula - who are risking their own lives to save others in #Gaza. Immensely proud.

#CeasefireNOW

[UK-Med @UKMed]

"Somebody told me in #Gaza, ‘the world watches.’ I’ve thought about that a lot since coming home. How many more people have to die before the violence ends?"

For NHS nurse Paula Tobin, 1⃣ question remains after her second deployment - when will it end?

https://t.co/ESmDFcwiml

[Derek Markwell @DerekMarkwell]

Too horrific for words. This has to stop.

#gaza #CeasefireNOW #Gaza_City

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

More than 100 Palestinians killed and dozens wounded in Israeli air attack on al-Tabin school in Gaza City, say Palestinian officials https://t.co/9stiQggkuQ

[Derek Markwell @DerekMarkwell]

90% of the population in #Gaza has been #displaced, many multiple times over and over again. It’s just heartbreaking 💔 #CeasefireNOW

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Tens of thousands of Palestinians in southern Gaza are fleeing homes and shelters once again, according to the UN, after the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a large part of Khan Younis and launched a renewed attack. https://t.co/Al6My4U6GZ

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

Displacement continues for thousands of families across #Gaza. Yesterday, following evacuation orders in the Khan Younis area, an estimated 60,000 - 70,000 people have been forced to flee towards Mawasi.

People in Gaza are exhausted, and they have nowhere to go. #CeasefireNow

[Anneliese Dodds @AnnelieseDodds]

We must de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, alleviate the suffering in Gaza, and secure the release of all hostages.

With partners like Jordan, we can work together towards peace and stability in the region.

That’s why our relationship with Jordan matters.

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