Michelle Kierulf

Humanitarian @UNOCHA | Own views etc. Ex oPt, ex South Sudan, currently HQ

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

The flash floods in Nepal and China are a reminder of the risks we face as the planet warms.

Climate change is intensifying extreme heat, drought, floods, storms, wildfires, glacial hazards and disease.

Those least responsible suffer the most.

Donate: https://t.co/ftJsUkIlY6

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

To those funding and fuelling the world’s wars: your weapons, your influence, your decisions have consequences.

#WorldHumanitarianDay

[Lisa Doughten @Lisa_Doughten]

This is exactly what Anticipatory action looks like.

Denmark isn't waiting for El Niño to be a headline — it's funding the response before the shock hits.

Tak, @larsloekke.

AA saves lives, dignity & money.
@UNOCHA @OCHAFunds
#InvestInHumanity

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Excellent Berlin meeting with @UNOCHA's donor group.

Grateful for powerful backing for Humanitarian Reset, & practical creativity. Working together as problem solvers not problem observers.

Thank you @GermanyDiplo for stewardship of group past year. Onwards. #87MillionLives.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

Humanitarian action depends on strong partnerships.

From Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 to Qatar🇶🇦, @mervatshelbaya9 reflects on how humanitarian diplomacy, flexible funding and trusted partnerships help sustain support for people in crisis.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The best test for humanitarian action is that we create conditions for us to leave.

The work ahead in Syria remains significant, but the immense progress made alongside the Syrian government in 18 months is cause for optimism. We need to stay the course.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

The OCHA Donor Support Group has concluded its #Syria mission.

In Homs and Rural Damascus, donors heard from communities and partners how coordinated humanitarian action and flexible funding help people affected by years of crisis.

Thanks for supporting @UNOCHA and @OCHAFunds.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The world’s emergency fund is 20. Today was a moment of pride, a mission for 2026, and a challenge for the next 20 years.

A fully funded $1B @UNCERF is not symbolic. It’s a lifeline. And it’s needed now.

My remarks: https://t.co/7xUeaMS5s2

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

For 20 years, UN Global Emergency Fund @UNCERF has delivered action that saves lives.

Today, we launch #CERF20 to celebrate that impact and call for renewed investment, so help never has to wait.

Join us👉 https://t.co/YrDXBaf8L9

#InvestInHumanity

[Lisa Doughten @Lisa_Doughten]

For two decades, @UNCERF has turned compassion into life-saving action.

As we mark #CERF20, let’s celebrate this legacy – and rally for renewed support, so help is never delayed.

Join us👉 https://t.co/mq2thUEMoD

#InvestInHumanity

[Jonathan Whittall @_jwhittall]

Deprivation by design, engineered scarcity, starvation as a weapon of war, and conditions created to kill. We’ve been warning about it, while the people of #Gaza have been experiencing it. Now it’s confirmed: famine in Gaza. Preventable, yet continuing.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine. 

Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Just when it seems there are no words left to describe the living hell in Gaza, a new one has been added: “famine”.

This is not a mystery — it is a man-made disaster, a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself. Famine is not only about food; it is the deliberate collapse of the systems needed for human survival. People are starving. Children are dying. And those with the duty to act are failing. As the occupying power, Israel has unequivocal obligations under international law — including the duty of ensuring food and medical supplies of the population. We cannot allow this situation to continue with impunity.

No more excuses. The time for action is not tomorrow — it is now. We need an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages and full, unfettered humanitarian access.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Stop killing humanitarians.

Extracts from my speech at this year’s event to mark #WorldHumanitarianDay:

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Mourning 100s of humanitarians killed this year. This is more than a statistical spike - it is normalization of violence against our community.

Each attack is an attack on all of us. Enough.

#WorldHumanitarianDay

[United Nations @UN]

On Tuesday's #WorldHumanitarianDay, we remember our 22 colleagues who lost their lives when the UN in Baghdad was bombed on 19 August 2003, marking 22 years since the tragedy.

Today & always, we thank the brave humanitarians who risk their lives to make the world a better place.

[Jonathan Whittall @_jwhittall]

Thank you @UNReliefChief. The situation in #Gaza has never been worse. Starvation, displacement, relentless violence and inhumane living conditions. I am inspired to stand alongside a team that daily demonstrates such unlimited courage, dignity, and resolve.

[United Nations @UN]

Access to food is a human right.

All people are entitled to reliable access to safe, nutritious food for healthy growth and development.

via @WFP

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

2024 was marked by relentless crisis – and the unwavering determination of humanitarians to keep going.

Despite all challenges, we reached 116 million people with life-saving assistance.

📘 Read our 2024 Annual Report: https://t.co/IgUHj3rXWM

#InvestInHumanity

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

NEW: OCHA 2024 Annual Report

With over 2,000 partners and thanks to the generosity of donors, we reached 116 million people in 33 crises.

See how solidarity turns hope into action👇

#InvestInHumanity