Anna Macdonald

Communications and advocacy for change.

[Anna Macdonald @annamac33]

A terrible short-sighted decision. @MineBanTreaty has saved countless lives of civilians esp children by banning weapons that continue killing long after wars end. Withdrawing undercuts global humanitarian norms, puts lives at risk. See @ICRC @minefreeworld for more

[Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 @Latvian_MFA]

Today, on 16 April 2025, the Saeima (Parliament of Latvia, @Jekaba11) decided that Latvia will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.

This decision grants Latvia greater freedom of choice and operational flexibility in protecting its own borders, as well as the external borders of the EU and NATO, in a context where Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has significantly worsened the security situation in the region.

Latvia plans to coordinate its withdrawal from the Convention with Estonia and Lithuania. The withdrawal will take effect six months after the instrument of withdrawal is submitted to the UN Secretary-General, the UN Security Council, and the States Parties to the Convention.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

15 emergency & aid workers in Gaza – from @PalestineRCS, Palestinian Civil Defense and UN - were found buried by their wrecked & well-marked vehicles. Our condolences to their families.

They were killed by Israeli forces while trying to save lives. We demand answers & justice.

[Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls @UNSRVAW]

I profoundly regret that due to unforeseen problems with my ESTA visa, I have not been able to travel to the US for #CSW69. I have been told by the CSW secretariat that I will not be able to deliver my speech at the opening ceremony online; nor send a recorded statement nor have someone read it on my behalf.
I was however assured it will be placed in the UN journal and I will put a copy of it on my website in due time.

For the side events I am participating in, I will send either a recorded statement or participate online where possible.

[NY AG James @NewYorkStateAG]

Erasing references to the transgender community is bigoted, despicable, and dangerous.

Trans rights are human rights.

Transgender individuals are people.

In New York, we will always honor transgender individuals' existence and fight for their rights.
https://t.co/3MDKYxI6lw

[Erik Bottcher @ebottcher]

The Trump administration has erased transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument website. We will not allow them to erase the very existence of our siblings. We are one community!! 🏳️‍🌈

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Shocked by Israeli forces' raid on East Jerusalem's Educational Bookshop—an intellectual lighthouse and family-run gem resisting Palestinian erasure under apartheid.
Internationals in Jerusalem: please show up, stand with the Muna family, and protect this vital hub. Don't leave them alone!

[Husam Zomlot @hzomlot]

We condemn in the strongest terms the arrest of my friends Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna, Palestinian booksellers and owners of Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop, by Israel’s occupation authorities.

The arrests of Mahmoud and Ahmad is a stark reminder of the ongoing campaign to censor knowledge, stifle free speech and information that challenges Israel’s occupation of Palestine and in this case, Israel’s illegal colonial occupation of #Jerusalem and its oppressive measures in the city. Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of all just societies. There is no genuine peace without the freedom to read, and no freedom to read without booksellers able to carry out their work in safety.

We stand firm in our support of Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna, and all Palestinian detainees, and call on our colleagues and partners in the international community, including the publishing industry and the book trade, in the U.K. and beyond, to join us in calling for their immediate release.

[Zachary Foster @_ZachFoster]

The owners of the Palestine Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem, Ahmad and Mahmoud Muna, have been arrested for the crime of selling books about Palestine. I shot this video in their store in 2019. It's the #1 bookstore in all of Palestine. Free Ahmad & Mamoud now!!!

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

People in Gaza “are searching for family members… [in] the remains of their homes. And you see the dogs as well, on the rubble. And what you notice is that the people searching are thin, and the dogs are fat – because the dogs are also searching for corpses.”

@UNReliefChief @TFletcher is in Gaza and witnessing the devastation firsthand. “This is the toughest working day of my life,” he tells me.

Yet even amidst the desperation, he says he is hearing “defiance” from Palestinians, as more aid gets in: “This is our home and we’re not going anywhere.”

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

In the search for solutions on Gaza, we must not make the problem worse.

It is vital to stay true to the bedrock of international law.

It is essential to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Alarming developments at #USAID as staff are put on leave, Musk’s staff demand access to its systems, spending on projects where funding was already disbursed is frozen for 90 days, & Musk calls it a “criminal organisation - which is absurd.
https://t.co/NsAGXqPurs

[Ned Price @nedprice]

Imagine saying this about an org that has, in the name of the American people, saved countless lives & prevented untold levels of famine & disease. Humanitarian accomplishments aside, USAID gives us a strategic edge over our competitors.

It's worth every penny -- and then some.

[NYC Bike Lanes @NYCBikeLanes]

Expand the congestion pricing zone to include Downtown Brooklyn.

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jake Horton. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Brilliantly done by @BBCRosAtkins

A firehouse of demonstrable lies and far-right disinformation to 200 million people from the world’s richest man and top adviser to Trump. We are in dangerous, uncharted waters.

[Medical Aid for Palestinians @MedicalAidPal]

Happy New Year from MAP!

Despite the huge professional and personal challenges faced, our local teams have remained dedicated to supporting those in need.

Thank you for your steadfast support in 2024.

We look forward to a safer and more peaceful 2025. ❤️🕊️

[Falastin Flip @TOliveFern]

The fact that Israel internally publishes a guide to escape war crimes prosecution is amusing enough. Let me share below some excerpts which are even more hilarious 🤣
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[Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany]

🎥 Today, I got to watch From Ground Zero, Palestine's official Oscars entry.

Whatever you do, don't miss the chance to watch this masterpiece. It'll devastate you beyond what you can imagine, while grounding you in the humanity of the people of Gaza.

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Senior Emergency Officer at UNRWA, Louise Wateridge, recently returned from Gaza, describes "endless horrors" with people crushed waiting for food and children freezing without shelter. She warns "no one can take over" as UNRWA prepares to cease operations due to an Israeli ban.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

“I felt hope for a moment when I heard that someone was planting. ... And now they kill this man.”

Two weeks before Israel killed him, @wizardbisan spoke to farmer Yousef Abu Rabee, who helped feed starving Palestinians in Gaza.