@SBengali I've never felt Phnom Penh's lack of open space more acutely than during this indefinite school / restaurant / play space closure. My preschooler is losing it (along with the rest of us)
People in the US cannot simply "move on" from #COVID19. We must hold hope & action in tension. As COVID eases at home, people in other countries need treatment & vaccines now. We can do both. We can do better. https://t.co/nlhr3cvfK3 @CatholicRelief#COVID19India
Nearly all @CatholicRelief staff in Dili, #TimorLeste cleaning up their own flooded homes while they determine best way to support response. All under tight COVID-19 restrictions. Remarkable effort by colleagues there.
A report says Covid-19 restrictions may have led to a 16% jump in deaths among young children in South Asia last year by disrupting essential services https://t.co/PAXVoWhfCn
@LynzyBilling Lynzy, you should connect with Tiffany Tsang (infinitiff or tiff.tsang on Instagram). She's on a contract in Kabul right now and such a fun storyteller/photographer and really kind friend. I love when good people meet good people.
"This is one of the most striking inequities of the modern era...The average American is responsible for 33 times more planet-warming carbon dioxide than the average Bangladeshi." https://t.co/nPPzwIi04L Thanks to @SominiSengupta & Julfikar Ali Manik
Update from @CatholicRelief colleagues in Bangladesh: in Khulna, @iamCARITAS Bangladesh staff said that roughly 60% of people who evacuated to shelters last night still can't go home tonight due to broken dykes and flooding. #CyclonAmphan
"After #AmphanCyclone passes, we have relief items and shelter kits in nearby warehouses. In the Rohingya refugee camps, the storm will be less severe but even moderate wind and rain could cause significant damage."
[1/5]"As #CycloneAmphan nears, we’re getting reports that many, but not all, families in risky houses and low-lying areas are evacuating, even as they worry about COVID-19 transmission." @CatholicRelief's Snigdha Chakraborty in Bangladesh.
"People we’ve talked to on the phone are stressed: they’re afraid of the cyclone, afraid of COVID-19 and worried about how they’ll pay for repairs and food in coming days. Most families used their savings when they lost income during lock down."
Cyclone Amphan is scheduled to make landfall Wednesday evening local time near the India-Bangladesh border, which is home to millions of people. https://t.co/h9Zri9JHNg