Tom Fletcher

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[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

In Gao, Mali: What are two key questions that we should be asking? 👇

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

No more delays. No more excuses. We must open all the crossings, mobilize the whole humanitarian community, and get our full Winter plan delivered for Gaza.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

We’re working to avert potential humanitarian crisis in Gaza this Winter.

Families face collapsing shelters, flood-prone sites, amid disease and overcrowding.

Fund the response. Unlock critical supplies. Approve entry of essential equipment. Implement the peace deal.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Gao, Northern Mali.

Communities here want what we all do: security, work, school for their kids, to rebuild their lives with dignity.

We are here to support them, but severe funding cuts mean we are falling far too short of what is possible, and what is needed.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

What’s happening in Gaza now is a preventable, predictable winter crisis.

We have been setting out the plan for months on what we need. Tents. Fuel.

My comments from Mali.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

In Northern Mali, we are supporting people displaced by climate and insecurity, including 8m USD I’m announcing from our emergency fund.

Incredible dignity and determination as they rebuild their lives.

They are stepping up. As world leaders gather at #COP31 - will they?

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Vers Gao, Mali.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Échange pratique à Bamako avec le ministre des Affaires étrangères @AbdoulayeDiop8 et le ministre de la Santé et du développement social, le colonel-major Assa Badiallo Touré, sur notre réponse vitale au Mali.

[ONU MALI @onu_mali]

Les Nations Unies au Mali souhaitent la bienvenue à M. Tom Fletcher, @UNReliefChief , Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence des Nations Unies, à l’occasion de sa mission au #Mali. 🇲🇱🇺🇳

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Arrived in Mali.

Over 5m people here need humanitarian support. Insecurity, climate shocks, displacement. We need access, funding and sustained attention to the crisis.

Started visit listening to Humanitarian, UN country teams, and local leaders.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

When crisis hits, people don't ask who is humanitarian, development or private sector. They act.

We need that same mindset globally, bringing capital, tech and partnerships to crises. In Brussels at #InvestFrontier launch with @eu_echo and @wef.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Intercommunal violence in southern Ethiopia has forced nearly 50k people to flee into Kenya.

I’ve allocated $3M from UN’s Global Emergency Fund CERF to help partners urgently deliver life-saving food, water, shelter, and health.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

My challenge to our 100+ global Resident Coordinators today: what would it mean to have the best year of your career?

Given the challenges out there, we’re going to need it.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

@Imran_Riza @UN_Lemarquis @NTikum @IssaSanogoUN @Ag_Ayoya @fbatalingaya @mtorresmacho @nahlav @PabloRuizHiebra @SingerHanaa @CNSozi @RamizAlakbarov @ToilyKurbanov @NathalieFustier @SamerAbdelJaber @Momalindi

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Started day with our extraordinary Humanitarian Coordinators.

This group have the toughest collective inbox imaginable, but they keep showing up with courage and compassion.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

My interview from Ottawa with @CdnPressPoli’s @withfilesfrom, on how Canada is helping to redefine humanitarianism 👇

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The first humanitarian convoy in nearly three months has finally reached Damasak in north-east Nigeria.

Seven trucks brought health supplies, hygiene kits and other critical aid to thousands of people, including recent returnees.

We need sustained access to keep delivering.

[Dylan Robertson @withfilesfrom]

The United Nations' head of humanitarian response @UNReliefChief has praise for Canada's aid policy, while urging accountability for how wars are driving suffering in Sudan, Gaza and beyond.

My interview: https://t.co/hJxqDuG9rR

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Substantive retreat of UN leadership. I enjoyed leading session on geopolitical risk. There is a lot of it, and UN must use our convening power and expertise to better futureproof humanity. Also chance to thank SG and DSG for their tireless leadership.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Important call from @theelders to G20 leaders on Ebola response.

We can contain this outbreak, but world needs to move up through the gears.👇

[The Elders @TheElders]

10,000+ Ebola cases since May. The international response is weak.

The Elders call on G20 leaders to urgently release pledged funds to support health workers and contain the outbreak. Swift action now can prevent a global crisis.

Read The Elders’ open letter: https://t.co/UkGWHJA7dH

[Randeep S. Sarai @randeepssarai]

Canada is committed to ensuring timely and effective life-saving assistance reaches those who need it most. In 2025, @UNOCHA helped humanitarian partners collectively reach nearly 98 million people through coordinated responses.

Today, I welcomed @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher to Ottawa to reaffirm our longstanding partnership and announce the renewal of Canada’s support. We will continue to prioritize a needs-based assistance approach to reach the most vulnerable communities worldwide.

Learn more: https://t.co/NQTJAykyE7