JLesserRoy

Policy @save_children Syria. New Yorker from afar, stress baker, and @RESCUEorg @civcenter @columbiasipa alumna. Opinions my own, rt not endorsement

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

A decade after the Islamic State assault on their community, Yazidis are trickling back to their homeland in Sinjar. But despite its deep emotional and religious significance, many see no future there.

@qabdulzahra and I visited Sinjar to understand why

https://t.co/1XUqJtmKtD

[Imrul @glumphish]

In #Iraq, relegating 1.1 million IDPs to "footnote status" would be a departure from humanitarian principles, a quiet acceptance of exclusion on the basis of displacement status, and—in the longer term—culpability in onward and secondary displacement.

https://t.co/s4PZhxpGrT

[Save the Children Global Media @Save_GlobalNews]

This week about 22 people including 14 children were repatriated from #NESyria camps to #US, #Canada, #Netherlands & #Finland. "This is a huge step forward, but thousands are still trapped in camps & must be repatriated now. States must not turn their backs."
- @katcophony

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

Proud of the work that @RESCUE_MENA Iraq team in collaboration with PCI partners @NRC_MiddleEast and @DRC_ngo are doing to center protection and durable solutions in the work of key stakeholders and policy makers in #Iraq

[Imrul @glumphish]

Thank you to all the diplomatic missions and donor representatives who joined us today in #Baghdad, and to @ECHO_MiddleEast for supporting the collective action and advocacy of the Protection Consortium of Iraq.

Solutions to displacement are achievable only when we cooperate.

[Joe @joedyke]

You are going to hear a lot about Iranian ‘Kamikaze drones’ such as the Shahed in the coming days.

@sanjanamv and the rest of our team wrote a brilliant visual piece if you want to understand them and the physical and psychological toll they have

https://t.co/Y6kBgzTMbS

[Tariq Kenney-Shawa @tksshawa]

Israel keeps showing us crystal clear images their surveillance drones capture.

This means they clearly saw the convoy of civilians headed south along the pre-approved “evacuation” route and knew exactly who they targeted when they carried out a strike killing 70 civilians.

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

The United States and other peer nations do a great disservice to their citizens when they issue statements expressing unwavering support to Israel, devoid of context and ignoring decades of IHL violations and rights abuses.

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

Oh no the Americans are waking up… god help us stomach the think pieces

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

Any media narrative that does not acknowledge the occupation and the siege as the root cause of all of this is insidious and inaccurate.

[Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر @lcmporter]

More than half of young Arabs in Levant and north Africa pin hopes on emigrating via @FT
https://t.co/1VeV3bd0RO

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

An absolute must read from @Alissanyt on climate change in #Iraq. https://t.co/m01PaB10IX

Climate change isn't just a threat in Iraq, it is here.

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

"We are also concerned about the complete removal of the 2024-25 budget for #Iraq . The IRC runs an impactful #FCDO funded consortium....together with local organisations representing women, youth and minority leaders. This cut means programmes such as this will cease to exist"

[International Rescue Committee - UK @RESCUE_UK]

"We welcome the projected increases to bilateral aid in 2024-25. However, we are concerned by the ongoing impact that the Treasury’s decision to cut ODA will have during 2023-24."

Our response to FCDO Annual accounts: https://t.co/tyV1ebGUmm

[Imrul @glumphish]

Supported by @ECHO_MiddleEast, the Protection Consortium of #Iraq brings together @NRC_Norway, @RESCUEorg, @DRC_ngo, REACH and Justice Centre Iraq to support sustainable recovery of internally displaced people across 5 governorates.

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

So much #humanitarianaid has already been diverted from #MENA to #Ukraine exacerbating food insecurity. Without these vital grain shipments and subsequent soaring prices, how many households will have to go hungry?

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

#BREAKING: Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal, notifies Turkey, Ukraine and the UN
https://t.co/cAQZBbsTXJ

[International Rescue Committee - MENA @RESCUE_MENA]

For the full report on protection needs from October 2022 to March 2023, click here: https://t.co/752kK8K8YR

Needs remain high for internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities in #Iraq more than 5 years after the end of the conflict.

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

@sadg01 @lcmporter @RESCUEorg And Arabic: https://t.co/hCMNIl9NVL

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

@sadg01 @lcmporter @RESCUEorg Hi dear. Please see English here https://t.co/kUVpYxhX1I

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

Cost of closing the IDP file in #Iraq is households forced into perma-displacement. Without significant reconstruction efforts and access to compensation, 'home' is an elusive ideal at best.
https://t.co/jMuNXBp69E

[JLesserRoy @JLesserRoy]

#Hiring ! Looking for a senior communications officer to join the team @RESCUE_MENA in #Iraq
Baghdad or Erbil based :)

https://t.co/N6qjaXikjt

[International Rescue Committee - MENA @RESCUE_MENA]

Have you heard? It's the 1-year anniversary of Iraq's #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment Strategy!
@RESCUEORG & @SesameWorkshop in #Iraq have supported @moedu_iq w/:
🔺 School Readiness Program
🔺 Play-based learning
🔺 ECD in primary health care centers
For more: https://t.co/wQZw6wKeQz