Ken O'Flaherty

UK diplomat. Acting High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam.

[Ken O'Flaherty @kenofl]

I am very pleased to have started my new role as acting High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam - and have been given the usual very warm Bruneian welcome!

I look forward to deepening 🇬🇧-🇧🇳 collaboration during my time here, including on education, defence and sustainability.

[UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧 @ukinmyanmar]

After almost three years in #Myanmar, our Head of Mission, Ken O'Flaherty @kenofl, shares his farewell message.

[UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧 @ukinmyanmar]

❌ An earthquake-affected area, where internally displaced people were reportedly sheltering
❌ At least 16 casualties, mostly women & children
❌ The Myanmar Air Force is the only actor in Myanmar with airstrike capability

This cannot continue. All civilians must be protected

[Catherine West @CatherineWest1]

Today is Aung San Suu Kyi's 80th birthday.
She will spend today, alongside thousands of other political prisoners, in detention in Myanmar at the hands of the Myanmar regime.
Release Aung San Suu Kyi.
Release all those arbitrarily detained.

[Catherine West @CatherineWest1]

ဒီနေ့ဟာ ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်ရဲ့ အသက် (၈၀) နှစ်ပြည့် မွေးနေ့ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
မြန်မာစစ်အစိုးရလက်ထက်မှာ ဖမ်းဆီးခံထားရတဲ့ ထောင်ပေါင်းများစွာသော နိုင်ငံရေးအကျဉ်းသားများနဲ့အတူ ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်ဟာလည်း ယနေ့မှာ ထိန်းသိမ်းခံထားရဆဲဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

[Catherine West @CatherineWest1]

ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်အပါအဝင် မတရားဖမ်းဆီးထားသူများအားလုံးကို လွှတ်ပေးပါ။

[UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧 @ukinmyanmar]

The UK is committed to supporting an inclusive and democratic future for #Myanmar.

Our Minister for the Indo-Pacific @CatherineWest1 welcomed discussing this with @HonJulieBishop, UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, in London.

[UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧 @ukinmyanmar]

We are appalled to see this evidence of airstrikes by the military regime during their ceasefire and at a time of national disaster

We call for all actors to protect civilians, for unimpeded humanitarian access, and for the military regime to uphold the ASEAN 5 Point Consensus

[UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧 @ukinmyanmar]

To date, the UK has provided up to £25 million, with our support reaching over 116,000 people via our local partners.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this tragedy.

British Embassy Yangon

[UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧 @ukinmyanmar]

One month on from the devastating earthquake in #Myanmar, the UK stands in solidarity with those affected and continues to respond with life-saving aid and urgent humanitarian assistance.

Photo credit: UK partner

[Catherine West @CatherineWest1]

We welcome the temporary ceasefire announcements in Myanmar and expect the military and others to respect these, to stop violence against civilians and allow aid to reach those who need it.

Read more about the UK response:

https://t.co/WDQpkD3HF3

[Catherine West @CatherineWest1]

A week on from the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, I visited @decappeal to hear how they are helping people access critical supplies.

The UK is pledging a further £10m humanitarian aid, bringing our total support to up to £25m including £5m to match donations to DEC’s appeal.

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

NEW: UK aid has reached 15,000 people after the Myanmar earthquake, with a further £10 million pledged, bringing our total support to up to £25 million.

This includes up to £5 million to match donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee @DECAppeal.

[Catherine West @CatherineWest1]

The UNSC is clear - humanitarian aid must reach the most vulnerable following Myanmar’s devastating earthquake.

All parties must allow aid to reach people in need, and humanitarian workers must be protected.

[Jenny Chapman @JennyChapman]

The situation in Myanmar is catastrophic.

With your support via UK Aid Match, we will deliver life saving humanitarian support: https://t.co/g9icxoZu6l

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

The earthquake in Myanmar has left people in critical need with millions unable to access shelter, clean water and medical care. 

Give now to @decappeal and your donation will be matched by the UK Government up to £5 million ⬇️
https://t.co/X9pFbdBl93

#UKAidMatch

[David Lammy @DavidLammy]

The scenes in Myanmar following Friday’s earthquake are devastating. 

That’s why we are announcing £10m in aid to support the urgent humanitarian efforts taking place to help those most in need.

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

The UK is sending life-saving aid to the people of Myanmar following the devastating earthquake on Friday.

Read more: https://t.co/zhSATbnMV5

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

A message of condolence from His Majesty The King to the people of Myanmar following the devastating earthquake.

[UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧 @ukinmyanmar]

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the earthquake in Myanmar and we're on hand to support British nationals.

If you are a British national and require assistance, please call us on [phone]/4/5/7 or scan the QR code in the graphic below.