Mary Werntz

Feminist. Former Dep Director Ops@ICRC. Believe in #humanity #hope. Fan of South Asia, cellos, wilderness, indigenous art & ways, gift economy, caring deeply.

[Abier @abierkhatib]

“how do I fit the cry of 12,000 dead Palestinian children in my throat”

Im wailing tears

[Mary Werntz @mswerntz]

@Palestine_UN ICRC agrees I believe with all of this. It shows the weakness of these laws when there is no means built in to hold anyone accountable.

[Robert Mardini @robert_mardini]

Tragic, shocking & avoidable. Six-year-old Hind's death, along with her family members & the @PalestineRCS first responders sent to help her, is emblematic of the many thousands of civilians killed in #Gaza, all of them protected under #IHL.

[MSF International @MSF]

We are devastated by the UN Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza—blocked by a solitary veto from the United States.

“By vetoing this resolution, the US stands alone in casting its vote against humanity.”
https://t.co/lB9OjwKOwz

[Graziella L Piccoli @GLPiccoliICRC]

@ICRCPresident: "The level of human suffering is intolerable. It is unacceptable that civilians have no safe place to go in #Gaza, and with a military siege in place there is also no adequate humanitarian response currently possible.”

https://t.co/namPJ5Mimw

[Daphnée Maret @DaphneeMar]

Shocking and horrifying news from #Gaza

#NotATarget

[Mary Werntz @mswerntz]

@UN_HRC @UN Congratulations Vrinda!

[Volker Türk @volker_turk]

Violence against women and girls is one the most brutal manifestations of gender-based discrimination. We all have a duty to act to end violence.

#16DaysOfActivism

[Them @them]

This isn’t Healey’s first record-breaking victory. https://t.co/IN3ZB940pQ

[Mary Werntz @mswerntz]

Every humanitarian should maintain a « colonial journal ». Refreshing article!

[The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian]

What does CARE secretary general @SofiaSprechmann – a woman from the Global South – make of the well-trodden efforts to localise and decolonise aid?
https://t.co/8q4iI5noQd

[Robert Mardini @robert_mardini]

The impact of the int'l armed conflict in #Ukraine is heart-breaking. As hostilities escalate & suffering intensifies, I reiterate that all #POWs are protected under the Third Geneva Convention. @ICRC must be given access to all of them, wherever they are. https://t.co/f0G8MmBu06

[David Tuck @DETuckICRC]

Past events and our own experiences of 160 years working in conflict tell us that prisoners of war are particularly vulnerable.
The int'l community knows this too - that's precisely why they devoted an entire Geneva Convention to mitigating the risks to people in this situation⬇️

[Mia Amor Mottley @miaamormottley]

We must recognise the time for changes in the global systems is now. If the world is to truly find love, peace and prosperity, the structures that exist to create global stability must be rebuilt on the principles of fairness and the inclusion of all nations. #UNGA

[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center @EJSCenter]

Just two days left to apply for one of our three new positions! The chosen candidates will use their project management & research expertise to help increase African women’s representation in public #leadership spheres.
Apply now: https://t.co/2olcoYYMOI

[Kavita N Ramdas (she/her/Ms) @kramdas]

Stunning to me how true news media ignores the fact that the vast majority of Republicans voted against this! How the hell ⁦@BBCWorld⁩ do you make a headline saying that @GOP helps pass House gay marriage bill?? WTF? https://t.co/m4M6PsYhmf

[Mary Werntz @mswerntz]

@DStillhartICRC @ICRC Thank you Dominik for all you have done. Your unique blend of deep empathy and pragmatism… that is what we all learned working with you.

[Marie-Servane Desjonqueres @msdjkrICRC]

'If the Red Cross go and see my husband, could you please tell him that today I gave birth to our child, at 12:45, 3 kilos, 6 grams.'" https://t.co/MWhioqf3zL

[Martin Schüepp @M_Schuepp]

"The only side we're on is the side of the families. They have the right to know what has happened."

On the @ICRC‘s challenging work helping families find missing loved ones
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https://t.co/B1vRwVDCE5

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

For 50 years, Roe v. Wade safeguarded the right to choose for millions of women in Georgia + nationwide.

Today, the Supreme Court struck down abortion rights.

I am appalled. Enraged. Undaunted & ready to fight back.

Our freedom matters. Our rights matter. We will not be still.

[Karen Attiah @KarenAttiah]

Maybe I should become a gun so I can have some rights