Behind every humanitarian action is a person. A story. A choice to stand with others when they need it most.
Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we honour and remember the people who choose to act and continue no matter what.
#WorldHumanitarianDay#ActForHumanity@WFP | @Refugees | @ICRC | @UNICEF
Today, I told the @UN Security Council that now is the time to decide to which extent it will tolerate acts that strike at the heart of multilateralism and compromise international peace and security.
After a year of profound loss and suffering, and with no end in sight to the brutal violence engulfing the region, the need for @UNRWA’s services in #Gaza, the occupied #WestBank, & #Lebanon have never been greater. Despite this, the Agency has never been under fiercer attack.
Legislation to end our operations is ready for final adoption by the Israeli Knesset, seeking to ban UNRWA’s presence and operations in the territory of Israel and to revoke its privileges and immunities, in violation of international law.
If the bills are adopted, the consequences will be severe:
-The entire humanitarian response in Gaza - which rest on UNRWA’ infrastructure- may disintegrate.
- In the West Bank, the delivery of education, primary health care to hundred of thousand Palestine Refugees would grind to a halt.
-The Knesset legislation violates Israel’s obligations under the UN Charter and international law.
The anti-UNRWA legislation, part of a broader campaign to dismantle the Agency, seeks to strip Palestinians from their refugee status, & change – unilaterally – the parameters for a future political solution.
If passed, this sets a dangerous precedent not only in the context of the conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory but around the world.
A threat to multilateralism worldwide.
Read my full remarks here 👇
https://t.co/CQp20ZGwAt
أعلن الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة تعيين توم فليتشر (المملكة المتحدة) وكيلا له للشؤون الإنسانية ومنسقا للإغاثة في حالات الطوارئ.
يجيد فليتشر اللغتين الإنجليزية والفرنسية ولديه معرفة عملية جيدة باللغتين العربية والسواحيلية.
مزيد من التفاصيل على الرابط⬇️
https://t.co/aljqCOFyYD
I am grateful to UNSG @antonioguterres for this opportunity to serve.
I will defend the humanitarian community, humanitarian values, and the people we serve.
Top @UNRWA and @UNOCHA officials express deep concern over Israeli legislation aimed at ending UN Relief and Works Agency activities
“This would be disastrous for the provision of aid and essential services to millions of Palestinians in #Gaza and the #WestBank”
#Gaza is a place that horrifies the most seasoned humanitarians. Yet one million children live there, amid rivers of polio-carrying sewage, in rubble infested with rodents and reptiles
— @UNLazzarini at the high-level ministerial meeting in support of @UNRWA
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"أنا في #غزة، في أخطر مكان في العالم.
كل مكان هو خط مواجهة. تحولت المستشفيات والمنازل إلى ساحة معركة. من الصعب التعرف على هذا المكان. لقد تغير كل شيء. لقد غيرت الحرب غزة".
مهند هادي المنسق الأممي في فلسطين يدعو من غزة إلى وقف إطلاق النار الآن.
https://t.co/qhTNkjj6zl
“Peace is never automatic.
Peace demands action.
And peace demands leadership.”
– @antonioguterres urges Security Council members to unify to make a difference for peace. https://t.co/4EevrmcIb8
#غزة:
🔺 تتعرض عمليات الإغاثة للتقويض بسبب القيود والعقبات، بما في ذلك رفض الوصول والتأخير وانعدام الأمن.
🔺 لا توجد مخابز تعمل حاليًا في رفح، كما تتجاوز المخاوف على الصحة العامة مستويات الأزمة في خان يونس ودير البلح.
اقرأ المزيد 👇
https://t.co/37MMQEQLlD
يمثل مخيم النصيرات للاجئين مركزًا للصدمة العنيفة التي لا يزال المدنيون في غزة يعانون منها.
حتى عندما يتم لم شمل أربعة رهائن مع عائلاتهم، نتذكر أن العشرات ما زالوا محتجزين، ويجب إطلاق سراحهم جميعًا.
إن كل يوم تستمر فيه هذه الحرب، فإنها تصبح أكثر فظاعة.
It was wonderful to talk to @MelissaFleming for her podcast 'Awake At Night'. What an innovative virtual living room format! 🤩
Grateful for the opportunity to highlight the work @UNOCHA and humanitarian community.
🎧 Tune in here: https://t.co/2hRDcTn54i
🆘 Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger hotspots across the world.
Humanitarians are appealing for immediate action to prevent famine and provide aid to people in need.
Read @FAO and @WFP's 🆕 report: https://t.co/ymGLWpDGCw
“The saviors of this world are the people who end wars and build peace.”
As his term nears its end, @UNReliefChief reflects on his time working on behalf of vulnerable people everywhere as the UN’s leading humanitarian. https://t.co/HsCevqhd3u
"عندما نرى الجثث المكفنة على الأرض نتذكر أنه لا يوجد مكان آمن في #غزة. عندما نرى الجرحى وهم يعالجون على أرضيات المشافي، نتذكر أن الرعاية الصحية على شفا الانهيار. ومع لم شمل 4 رهائن مع عائلاتهم في إسرائيل، نتذكر أن العشرات ما زالوا محتجزين".
مارتن غريفيثس
https://t.co/2LwzB5OrMX
Despite immense challenges and sacrifices, local humanitarian actors remain committed to delivering aid in #Gaza.
The international community not only needs to listen, but to act immediately, to stop this war.
🔉 Hear from Amjad Shawa, head of NGO network PNGO