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Pleased by powerful images, a well-told story, free spirits. ''When America watches, they kill less of us.'' - anonymous protester, 2009

[SAMS_USA @sams_usa]

A New Beginning, A Second Chance at Life 💙

Nouria was born prematurely at just 31 weeks of gestation. In her first moments of life, she developed Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) due to underdeveloped lungs, requiring urgent medical intervention and respiratory support.

At SAMS Al Dana Maternity and Children's Hospital, supported by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the neonatal intensive care team promptly assessed her condition and provided specialized care, including surfactant therapy to help improve her lung function.

Thanks to timely intervention and continuous medical monitoring, Nouria's condition began to improve. Her vital signs stabilized, and her need for respiratory support decreased.

Today, Nouria has been transferred to the neonatal nursery, where the medical team continues to monitor her growth and weight and provide the care she needs before she can safely return home to her family.

Nouria's story highlights the life-saving impact of specialized neonatal care and early intervention. It also reflects how IRC's support helps SAMS Al Dana Hospital provide essential medications, medical equipment, and skilled healthcare professionals to save the lives of mothers and children across northwest Syria.

#SAMS #IRC #NewbornCare #NeonatalCare #PrematureBabies #MaternalAndChildHealth #Syria

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

WCK’s #ChefsForUkraine teams have long supported displaced families with food kits, and now we can extend that support further across the country in partnership with Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s national postal service. We have already sent our first shipment of food kits to families in Kyiv, and we’re expanding deliveries to more regions to provide tens of thousands of kits every month. We’ll even be able to extend our support to communities our teams can’t safely reach in person. As families rebuild their lives in new communities, these kits can help ease the worry of where their next meals come from. Because for Ukrainians forced to leave their homes, support should reach them wherever they go.

Команда World Central Kitchen вже давно підтримує родини, які були змушені залишити свої домівки, продуктовими наборами в межах ініціативи #ChefsForUkraine. Тепер завдяки партнерству з Укрпоштою ми можемо розширити цю підтримку та допомогти ще більшій кількості людей по всій Україні. Ми вже відправили першу партію продуктових наборів родинам у Києві та плануємо розширити доставку на інші регіони, щоб щомісяця надавати десятки тисяч наборів таким чином. Завдяки цьому ми зможемо підтримувати навіть ті громади, до яких наші команди не можуть безпечно дістатися особисто. Родинам, які облаштовують життя на новому місці, ці набори допомагають трохи зменшити хвилювання щодо того, як забезпечити себе їжею. Адже ми прагнемо, щоб українці, які були змушені залишити свої домівки, могли розраховувати на підтримку, де б вони не опинилися.

[US Ambulances for Ukraine NFP @AmbulancesU]

Once again, everyday American's continue to do their part to stand up against Russian aggression in Ukraine. This effort isn't political; it is about doing what is right and helping first responders and medics save lives. This SUV will soon and join the fight. Thanks for the help

[MedGlobal @MedGlobalOrg]

"We must always keep learning, and it's best to learn before you make a mistake."

Vasyl Kuzmyk is a surgeon in Ukraine.

With the help of training from MedGlobal, he's able to help even more people survive the trauma of conflict.

He's helping people survive.

And you're making it possible.

Give today to bring more training to medical staff making a lifesaving difference: https://t.co/rBOuwiVBlk

[SAMS_USA @sams_usa]

For every mother, childbirth is a moment filled with hope and uncertainty.

Access to skilled medical care can transform that moment into one of joy.

Last year, SAMS teams helped deliver more than 22,000 babies, including cesarean deliveries for mothers requiring specialized care.

Help SAMS bring safe deliveries and lifesaving care to more mothers and newborns.

Donate now: https://t.co/QgOIHJECIu

#SAMS #SyriaHealth2030 #SaveLives

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

Nour (left) and Anwar are united through friendship and their work as part of WCK’s #ChefsForGaza team, but they are also united through grief. Both of them have lost their husbands and now are supporting their children on their own. They show up at the kitchen every day, standing side by side to prepare meals for families that have also experienced loss. Their work with WCK not only helps provide stability for Nour, Anwar, and their families, but also gives the women a much-needed support system as they try and rebuild their lives.

[SAMS_USA @sams_usa]

🤍 SAMS continues its efforts in Gaza to improve child health, identify malnutrition early, and support children who need it most. These efforts help protect children’s health and support families facing increasingly difficult humanitarian conditions.

Donate today to support SAMS’ work in Gaza: 🔗 https://t.co/drwmL8wrkw

#SAMS #Gaza #ChildHealth #Malnutrition #Healthcare #HumanitarianAid #DonateNow

[SAMS_USA @sams_usa]

Every lifesaving moment begins with someone willing to serve.

This year, more than 2,200 medical professionals continued providing care through SAMS-supported facilities.

Doctors. Nurses. Surgeons. Medical teams. Together, they are the foundation of every life saved and every community served.

Your donation helps them continue their lifesaving work. Donate today: https://t.co/QgOIHJECIu

#SAMS #SyriaHealth2030 #SaveLives

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Russian forces conducted a double-tap airstrike on a humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as residents gathered for an aid distribution today.

The strike killed at least 24, including two emergency personnel and four police officers responding to the first explosion.

[Muhammad in Gaza🇵🇸⚡️ @7MohammedKhaled]

#Urgent

Officially, 30 people from Gaza died of hunger

O nation of the Nile, Euphrates and oil

Your brothers are hungry, God is our suffice and the best deputy

#Gaza_dies_of_starvation

[Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸 @yousef_ki1]

Gaza 2026.

Children of Gaza.

[James W. Foley Legacy Foundation @JamesFoleyFund]

Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we honor the courageous journalists who risk their safety, their freedom, and sometimes their lives to report the truth.

Among them is James W. Foley, whose commitment to telling the stories of people too often forgotten ultimately cost him his life. Jim's story is a powerful reminder of the dangers journalists face in their work and of the urgent need to protect press freedom around the world.

We remember journalists who have been threatened, imprisoned, injured, or killed simply for doing their jobs. Their work shines a light on injustice, amplifies unheard voices, and helps build a more informed world.

On this day, we recommit ourselves to advocating for the safety of journalists, supporting accountability for those who target them, and upholding the enduring belief that truth matters.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

A lack of spare parts for aircraft due to sanctions was a serious problem for Russia. Trump rushes to Putin’s rescue yet again, while Russia concedes nothing and continues to murder Ukrainian civilians.

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️️ 'Exceptionally horrific strike' — Russian bombs strike school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing 24.

Following the initial strike, Russian forces dropped another nine aerial bombs on a shelter where people were taking refuge, Zelensky said.
https://t.co/lKyvhbLs70

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

You will be shocked, shocked to discover that Russia's Storm-1516 influence operation has MAGA accounts, some of which have now been suspended by X. Others are still active, with a collective 2.7 million followers. See David's thread below. More on Storm-1516 and its role in Russian election interference in the U.S. in 2024: https://t.co/iO2sjiv7yP

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

CPJ has documented more than 1,050 journalists murdered since the organization began keeping records in 1992. More than 30 years after CPJ began documenting these killings, eight out of ten journalist murders remain unpunished. https://t.co/OevZ7LlKwi

#EndImpunity #IDEI

[MedGlobal @MedGlobalOrg]

“I wish the days were like before.”

For children in Gaza, conflict, displacement, and the disruption of everyday life have made even the simplest parts of childhood difficult to hold on to. Yet even in these circumstances, children continue to find ways to play.

When our team met a group of children outside their tents, they were busy turning cardboard boxes into makeshift rackets, using what was available to make a game of their own.

Their wish is simple: to return to school, see their friends, and enjoy the childhood they once knew.

As families across Gaza continue to face limited access to healthcare and essential services, MedGlobal is providing medical care and nutritional support to communities in need.

[Dr. Zaher Sahloul @sahloul]

As the conflict in Yemen gets worse, there is United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that escalating conflict in Yemen has cut off life-saving assistance to 800,000 people.
Across Yemen, more than 18 million people face acute food insecurity. Some 2.2 million children under the age of five are acutely malnourished, including 500,000 suffering from severe acute malnutrition, the most life-threatening form of malnutrition.
Recent WFP monitoring in accessible areas of Yemen found that 74 percent of households were unable to meet their basic food needs. This is a record number for this year and indicates food security is significantly deteriorating.
Shifting frontlines, blocked roads and growing insecurity are severely restricting humanitarian access in the city of Taiz and other areas affected by the conflict.
Districts in Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city, have hosted the largest numbers of internally displaced people since the beginning of the crisis and many are now inaccessible due to ongoing fighting and imminent road closures around Yemen’s most populous governorate.
And there is no fuel to keep babies warm as shortages push hospitals in Yemen’s Taiz to brink https://t.co/G0Bjznt3Kg

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

This is a must-read, from a man who defected from the Communist bloc to the USA 40 years ago. "What worries me the most is not Trump himself or those who do his bidding, but rather the willingness of so many ordinary citizens to look away."

https://t.co/1NIv1ndPvp

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

The Trump administration is negotiating business deals with Russia - and simultaneously pushing European leaders to do coalition deals with pro-Russian or anti-Ukrainian politicians who would undermine European defense. Read more:
https://t.co/cECPp1ij68