Nancy Dent

Global public affairs for @RESCUEorg covering conflict + refugees in Asia. //Afghanistan + Pakistan// Views are my own.

[Hasina Rahman @hasina_rahman]

Another #cyclone is going to make landfall in the south coast of #Bangladesh this evening. Great Danger Signal No. 10 already announced by the government. @RESCUEorg and its partners are prepared with emergency aid kits to support the affected communities.

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

IRC team in #Kabul preparing to deploy to #Baghlan where they will deliver emergency assistance to those affected by the floods in Afghanistan.

See @RESCUEorg statement from Saturday here:

https://t.co/O4iu7moJEA

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

Stunning piece in @nytimes about the evolving conflict in Myanmar. I was in northern Thailand in March & met people too scared to speak out about what is happening back home.

The bravery of the people featured in this piece can't be understated:

https://t.co/4P29jETHUl

[IRC - International Rescue Committee @RESCUEorg]

Major flooding across Afghanistan has affected over 1,500 families.

Many have lost their homes and livelihoods are threatened, with more flooding predicted to reach other areas of the country over the next week. The IRC is assessing humanitarian needs.

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

@laurakyrkesmith @aylesburylabour Congratulations, Laura! Good luck with your campaign 🍀

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

**adds to bucket list**

[Folkloristan @folkloristan]

Did you know that Pakistan is home to a host of Astrotourism destinations?
You can discover celestial wonders at campsites, from shimmering lakes to majestic mountain ranges. A thread on some of the most enchanting views of the night sky: 🇵🇰🔭
#PakistanAstroTourism

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

New @RESCUEorg analysis finds dramatic surge in child marriage in southern Bangladesh as climate-induced disasters increase in frequency: https://t.co/Wm0oe7lQeW

[UNHCR Afghanistan @UNHCRAfg]

Returns of hundreds of thousands of Afghans from Pakistan, most without jobs or homes & just before winter, set to deepen Afghanistan's already-severe humanitarian crisis.

“The mass arrivals couldn’t have happened at a worse time” @UnhcrZulu

https://t.co/OPENTli38e

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

The world has a responsibility towards Afghan people, who have suffered enormously after decades of conflict largely instigated by western powers. We should not and must not look away.

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

Leaving Kabul always comes with heartbreak.

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

Thankfully this happened the day @RESCUEorg Mobile Health Team were visiting and the doctor could treat the burns quickly. The child was still screaming in pain the next day. The village is at least a 3 hour drive from the nearest town - let alone the nearest hospital.

[International Rescue Committee - UK @RESCUE_UK]

"We've seen up to 200,000 people arriving since the start of October, many with nothing but the clothes on their back."

The IRC's @NancyJDent told @Reuters about the dire situation of thousands of people crossing from Pakistan to Afghanistan.
https://t.co/KLM4kuvpYW

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

Arriving to the @RESCUEorg field office in #Badghis and greeted with a bowl of Aush = the warmest of welcomes

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

Do not test

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

Devastatingly beautiful #Afghanistan 🇦🇫

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

I’m in Bamiyan, where winter is quickly setting in. Families like this one don’t have enough to eat and barely any water. This little girl’s cheeks are sunburned and chapped from the cold, dry air. @RESCUEorg 💛🖤💛

[Nancy Dent @NancyjDent]

The scenes at #Torkham are beyond belief. Up to 3,000 FAMILIES per day arriving from Pakistan, ripped from their homes with nowhere to go. 💔

[Ali M Latifi 🇦🇫 @alibomaye]

‘We decided it’s better to just leave than to be dishonoured and arrested," an 18-year-old Afghan refugee told @newhumanitarian in Torkham after leaving Pakistan ahead of Islamabad's Nov deadline to deport 'all illegal foreigners'
https://t.co/XrupaGH9PJ