Kareem Elbayar

Programme Coordinator of the @unocha + @undp @Connecting_biz Initiative. Previously @humdata, @unops, and @icnlalliance.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“While we have more wars, more recklessness, more heedlessness from leaders who choose war, we do not see any change, any diminution in the humanity that binds communities across the world”.

A note of hope from @UNReliefChief Martin Griffiths

Watch our full conservation here

[Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) @Connecting_biz]

💪🏾Strong presence of the Connecting Business initiative at the @UNDRR_Americas regional platform in Uruguay!

We advocated for a stronger role of the private sector in disaster risk reduction.

Happy to see this imperative reflected in the final declaration! #PR23

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

Fantastic to be at #MWC2023 to meet @GSMAm4d & govt, UN and NGO partners to discuss our favorite topic: how businesses can help improve humanitarian response. The @Connecting_biz team will support expanding mobile partnerships through the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter! ☑️ 📶

[GSMA Mobile for Development @GSMAm4d]

Join us at #MWC23 today:
✍️ Seminars across humanitarian innovation & financial inclusion in MP
🤝 #GSMAInnovationFund Exhibition Hub at 4YFN Stand 8.1b62.10
💡 M4D & GSMA Inclusive Tech Lab showcase at Hall 4, Stand 4F30

More 👉 https://t.co/ytaKDEmc3m #MWC23 #M4DatMWC

[Carl Skau @WFPChief]

Imagine the combined population of New York City, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome being without homes, electricity, food, water, or other essentials. That's exactly how this earthquake is impacting 18M people in #Turkiye and #Syria.

Where's the news? Where have the headlines gone??

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

Businesses from Turkiye and around the world are contributing generously to help millions of people affected by last week's earthquakes. We've put together this Business Brief to help ensure those contributions are coordinated with the UN and other humanitarian organizations⤵️

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

Last week's earthquakes struck at the peak of winter, leaving many without shelter, food, water, heaters & medical care in freezing temperatures.

⬇️ Read @Connecting_biz's brief on how businesses can support the humanitarian response in #Türkiye & #Syria: https://t.co/ueHttT2YRB

[Reena Ghelani @rghelani]

What we need now in Somalia is emergency life-saving assistance, urgent funding for the @UN, NGOs and partners.

The families I've met last week in Somalia need help now. Tomorrow will be too late.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

What I saw today in #Türkiye was devastating.

What were once homes, filled with families and memories, now lay contorted and tangled.

Our thoughts are with those affected and we will continue to support in any way we can.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

13 teams from around the world deployed & 39 more are on their way under @UNOCHA's coordination in response to the earthquake near the #Türkiye-#Syria border.

These teams will provide crucial support for emergency response and search and rescue efforts.

#UNDAC @Insarag

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

@priscillalecomt @UN 🙄🙄🙄

[Anja.Nitzsche @AnjaNitzscheB]

📢 TODAY:

Join @UNOCHA for a special private sector briefing on the global humanitarian overview 2023. Needs are at record high& businesses, big and small, are key in helping deliver life-saving aid.

📅 Friday 2 December
🕒 3PM CET
🔗https://t.co/BVOoZX6isq
#InvestInHumanity

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

Don't miss tomorrow's private sector briefing on the #GHO23! Hear from:
- Reena Ghelani, UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator
- Andrea Acerbi, Head of Social Innovation at @Bayer
- @AnjaNitzscheB from @UNOCHA
- Elisa Trujilo from @CenacedAC, a @Connecting_biz Member

[Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) @Connecting_biz]

More people may need humanitarian aid in 2023 than ever before. How can business help?

Join @UNOCHA special briefing for the private sector to find out:

📅 Friday 2 December
🕒 3PM CET
🔗https://t.co/N4nCjXce0j
#InvestInHumanity

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

The @UN and partners have just released the Global Humanitarian Overview 2023:

🟡 339 million people in need of assistance
🟡 230 million people targeted for aid
🟡 US$51.5 billion required

➡️ Explore the #GHO data on HDX: https://t.co/WsCc0LnuvB

#GHO2023 #InvestInHumanity

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

I was very happy to meet our @deutschepostdhl friends today for the renewal of our partnership agreement with @undp & @unocha.
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Collaborating with the private sector is a win-win solution in humanitarian response. Looking forward to working even closer together in the future!

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

Such an honor to join @JoyceMsuya @NRC_Egeland @AnjaNitzscheB and colleagues from around the world at the #HiltonPrize ceremony today. Partnerships between the UN, civil society, and the private sector are key to making humanitarian response more effective and efficient.

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

If we want to tackle growing humanitarian needs and more complex emergencies, we must bring in the resources and expertise of the private sector.

Check out the latest @Connecting_Biz blog on how businesses can support the #EarlyAction agenda.
#DRRDay

https://t.co/eYKmeFXWJh

[Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) @Connecting_biz]

Acting before disasters hit saves lives. That's why humanitarians are increasingly investing in anticipatory approaches.

For #DRRDay, see how businesses can help: https://t.co/EwHyTCevgn

[Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) @Connecting_biz]

🔴Starting soon!

We are looking forward to joining the conversation with @kelbayar and sharing some #Biz4Good best practices in climate adaptation & disaster risk reduction.

#BuildingBridges22
Follow live ⤵️

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

The global humanitarian situation is absolutely devastating. As highlighted by @UNReliefChief “This is the biggest funding gap we’ve ever seen,” with more than 200m people in need of urgent lifesaving assistance. https://t.co/idY5WOCOiD

[Kareem Elbayar @kelbayar]

This #WorldHumanitarianDay, we wanted to celebrate our partners and friends at @Connecting_Biz, who dedicate their lives to helping others.

This is the story of their lifesaving work and what it means for them to be humanitarians: https://t.co/wojQRdSv2Y #ItTakesAVillage

[Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) @Connecting_biz]

Did you know that @DeutschePostDHL has an employee volunteer programme to help in case of emergencies?

Find out how Ade Lestari Tobing & Captain Cesar Caceres use their skills to make their Disaster Response Teams better at what they do.

👉 https://t.co/0dXnrKpWU9

#biz4good