Sarah Choong

Humanitarian Affairs Officer at @UNOCHA
From Malaysia 🇲🇾

[Krishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm]

The UN aid chief Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief demands Israel opens Gaza border to aid, that the world ends this age of indifference and impunity - the latest Fourcast up now https://t.co/QBWp0x7WeN

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The order to evacuate 1.1 million people from northern Gaza defies the rules of war and basic humanity.

[Sanjana Quazi @SanjanaQuazi]

Today the first @UN convoy of 10 @UNmigration trucks with shelter and medical supplies crossed the Al Ra’ee border into north-west #Syria. Now the three border-crossings are operational.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

UN cross-border aid is a lifeline.

11 trucks with @UNmigration aid just crossed to north-west #Syria through Bab Al-Salam. 

In addition, 26 trucks with aid by @refugees @UNmigration @who crossed through Bab Al-Hawa.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Over a week has passed since the earthquakes hit, leaving behind shattered lives and homes.

This is a crisis of colossal proportions, one which will be a true litmus test for global generosity, solidarity and diplomacy.

Here is our appeal:

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

We will soon be launching appeals for both #Türkiye and #Syria.

We urgently call for international support to address the pressing humanitarian needs in the region.

[Sarah Choong @SarahChooong]

We, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), are now conducting the Baseline Assessment in Sindh province, Pakistan to understand how many people are displaced due to floods and what their needs are to inform the humanitarian response. @DTM_IOM

[IOM Pakistan @IOM_Pakistan]

IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team is collecting data by boat this week in Dadu district, Sindh 🇵🇰which is mostly still under water due to the floods.

The team is using boats, motorcycles & 4X4 cars to cover hard-to-reach locations to inform the humanitarian response.

[IOM Pakistan @IOM_Pakistan]

IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team is collecting data by boat this week in Dadu district, Sindh 🇵🇰which is mostly still under water due to the floods.

The team is using boats, motorcycles & 4X4 cars to cover hard-to-reach locations to inform the humanitarian response.

[IOM Ethiopia @IOMEthiopia]

APPEAL: @UNmigration remains committed to stay and deliver and is appealing for USD129 million to meet the humanitarian needs of 3 million crisis-affected people across Ethiopia in 2022.
https://t.co/oReEGwT6b9

[IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 @UNmigration]

In Dessie Town, thousands of families shelter in schools after conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region spilled over to the neighbouring Amhara region.

@IOMEthiopia and partners provide vital items to the most vulnerable persons seeking safety in Dessie: https://t.co/XbMYUH0F83

[IOM Ethiopia @IOMEthiopia]

📢New IOM Report:

Over 1.99 million people are displaced in Northern Ethiopia and in need of urgent assistance. Data from May 2021 reveals:

➡️1.92 million displaced in Tigray
➡️49,643 displaced in Afar
➡️22,305 displaced in Amhara

#NorthernEthiopiaResponse

[Sarah Choong @SarahChooong]

@DTM_IOM releases a new Emergency Site Assessment round 4 report for the northern crisis in Ethiopia. 1.06 million IDPs and their needs identified across accessible sites in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions.
https://t.co/8Hhi5n6CBv

#Tigray #Amhara #Afar #Ethiopia #IDPs #crisis

[IOM Ethiopia @IOMEthiopia]

New IOM Report:

⚫️ 1⃣.0⃣6⃣ million internally displaced persons identified across 178 accessible sites in #Tigray, Amhara, Afar regions
⚫️ Data was collected from 2-23 March 2021 & does not reflect the total displacement in Northern Ethiopia due to access, insecurity.

[IOM Ethiopia @IOMEthiopia]

New IOM Report:

⚫️ 1⃣.0⃣6⃣ million internally displaced persons identified across 178 accessible sites in #Tigray, Amhara, Afar regions
⚫️ Data was collected from 2-23 March 2021 & does not reflect the total displacement in Northern Ethiopia due to access, insecurity.

[United Nations @UN]

▪️ Syria
▪️ Yemen
▪️ Democratic Republic of Congo
▪️ Central African Republic
▪️ Sahel region
▪️ Myanmar & Bangladesh
▪️ Afghanistan
▪️ Ethiopia
▪️ Mozambique

@UNOCHA highlights 10 concerning crises & how you can help those living through them. https://t.co/UOBSbtdGRn

[IOM Ethiopia @IOMEthiopia]

The data are not indicators of the total number of persons displaced in Northern Ethiopia, but rather represent the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in sites accessible to IOM DTM surveyors.

https://t.co/IldweGdo5f

[IOM Ethiopia @IOMEthiopia]

Over 131,000 people are displaced in 39 accessible locations in Ethiopia’s #Tigray region and neighbouring Afar and Amhara, @UNmigration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) survey finds.

[Sarah Choong @SarahChooong]

The Displacement Tracking Matrix @DTM_IOM in Ethiopia has identified over 131,000 internally displaced persons and their needs across 39 accessible locations in #Tigray, #Amhara and #Afar regions. Doesn't reflect total no. of IDPs but no. in these sites.
https://t.co/Dc6uixxtqy

[Amanuel Tedros @emmanuel_tag]

To End Ethiopia's Tigray War, the U.N. and AU Must Act | FP https://t.co/dTW188zyVX

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

#Ethiopia: Health Professionals Network for #Tigray, will be hosting a panel discussion highlighting how Women, Girls, and Children are disproportionately impacted during armed conflict. #WomensDay
https://t.co/3TIlRfZSwS