Fraser Patterson

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

"Aid delivery is fraught with difficulties...but these problems should not lead donors to give up on the Myanmar people or limit their interventions to small-scale humanitarian projects." New briefing highlighting atrocities in Myanmar and action needed: https://t.co/jdT9j0XGfK

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

New estimates from @UNDP show almost half of the Myanmar population could be living in poverty - incr of 12 million people - by 2022 due to political crisis and COVID-19. Greater international support urgently needed to prevent the worst impacts https://t.co/m9oP5pzEZL

[Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft @DasBuendnis]

"Für viele Menschen in #Myanmar hat sich das Leben dramatisch verändert." – Fraser Patterson @fspatterson, Partner Advisor @Welthungerhilfe, berichtet aus dem Landesbüro in #Yangon. Das gesamte Interview lest ihr hier ➡️https://t.co/DtMQHwFJvF

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

The situation for the people in Myanmar remains dire. Together with staff and partners @Welthungerhilfe is adapting how we work to continue to provide vital support to rural communities across the country.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

🇲🇲 #Myanmar: UN Human Rights Chief @mbachelet urges States to take immediate, decisive and impactful measures to push military leadership into halting its campaign of repression and slaughter of its people.

Read 👉 https://t.co/Y57YtqePLx

#StandUp4HumanRights

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

After a year of major impacts on the economy and agriculture in Myanmar due to COVID - the coup and current turmoil are already worsening the food and nutrition security of the most vulnerable in the country even further

[Myanmar Now @Myanmar_Now_Eng]

UN warns of ‘looming threat’ to Myanmar’s poorest as food and fuel prices spike in wake of coup

Many in Myanmar may soon be unable to put enough food on the table if trends continue, World Food Programme official says. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

https://t.co/EyXvcdt0Jy

[Myanmar Now @Myanmar_Now_Eng]

Despite deaths and injuries over the past two days, protesters are coming out again to the streets in Yangon and Mandalay in defiance of the military rule on Monday morning.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #2021uprising #Myanmarcoup

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

@WHO @CityUniLondon @CorinnaHawkes @Branca59 @SandroDemaio @RachelNugent More than one in three low-income and middle-income countries face both extremes of #malnutrition. NEW Series with @WHO calls for a new global #foodsystems approach to help reduce #undernutrition and #obesity at the same time https://t.co/VXXncE8FQj

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

nicht die schlechteste Idee.....
https://t.co/2jeOnlIB9u

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

Climate change is already impacting availability of arable land in delta regions due to sea level rise and increased salinity - supporting small-scale farmers to adapt and reduce poverty vital for ensuring food and nutrition security and increasing resilience #ghi2019

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

Launching Global Hunger Index 2019 in Dhaka today together with @Welthungerhilfe @Helvetas and @Concern and discussing solutions to reduce hunger and undernutrition in Bangladesh while coping with increasing impacts of climate change #ghi2019 @Alliance_2015

[Helvetas Schweiz @HelvetasCH]

«Wir können etwas gegen den Hunger tun – und gleichzeitig etwas gegen den Klimawandel», so @RupaMukerji, Klimaexpertin bei Helvetas. In ihrem Gastbeitrag im @tagesanzeiger zeigt sie Lösungen auf. Hier geht's zum Artikel: https://t.co/pJn1oYrxRA
📸 Roland Tännler

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

As climate change worsens = increase competition for land for bioenergy to achieve climate goals. Securing land rights for vulnerable groups is essential to stop worsening of food and nutrition security of these groups says @RupaMukerji from @HelvetasCH @Alliance_2015 #ghi2019

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

“Only 12% of land is suitable for agriculture in Niger due to drought yet 75% of the population is involved in agriculture and climate change is increasing the pressure on farmers” says Francis Djomeda @Welthungerhilfe @Alliance_2015 #ghi2019

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

Francis Djomeda @Welthungerhilfe director in Niger explains how the effects of climate change are already worsening droughts and flooding in the country and greater investment in resilience building is urgently needed to help people cope with these impacts #ghi2019

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

At the @Alliance_2015 Global Hunger Index Roundtable in Brussels @MathiasMogge highlights that global improvements have been made in reducing hunger but they are now being threatened or reversed in some countries by the effects of climate change #ghi2019 @Welthungerhilfe

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

Deep transformation across the whole of society is required. Global north has a lot to learn from global south on low carbon development. We need a change in the paradigm of development says @RupaMukerji @Welthungerhilfe @Helvetas #ghi2019

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

Francis Djomeda, @Welthungerhilfe Landesdirektor in Niger sagt„Durch Klimawandel fängt die Regenzeit viel später an, die Hungerzeit fängt daher viel früher an und die Vorräte der Menschen in Niger verschwinden. Klimawandel treibt dort seit Jahren den Hunger an“ #ghi2019

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

At launch of Global Hunger Index in Berlin @RupaMukerji explains that climate change is a threat multiplier and impacts all aspects of the food system @Welthungerhilfe @Helvetas #ghi2019

[Fraser Patterson @fspatterson]

Global Hunger Index 2019 released today shows progress has been made but gains are threatened and hunger increasing in some countries due to effects of climate change #GHI2019 https://t.co/ze7QfboUwY