I am horrified by the killing of hundreds of Palestinian civilians in a strike on a hospital in Gaza today, which I strongly condemn. My heart is with the families of the victims. Hospitals and medical personnel are protected under international humanitarian law.
5 months after the earthquakes, UNHCR remains on the ground to support affected families in north-west Syria.
Through emergency assistance and protection interventions, displaced families try once again, to rebuild their lives.
📍 North-west Syria
UNHCR is providing emergency assistance, including temporary shelters, to Syrian families whose homes were destroyed by the earthquakes in February.
📽️ Here's how support from @StatePRM & the American people is making such a critical difference:
📢 1.7M #Iraqis were reached by #protection interventions in 2022 through 75 protection partners working across all governorates, incl. nearly 160K persons provided with legal assistance.
Read more in this snapshot: https://t.co/WDfJeaWxci
📢 The number of #Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance has decreased dramatically, from 11M in 2017 to 2.5M in 2022.
As the #Protection Cluster is deactivated, development interventions will work towards sustainable solutions for IDPs & returnees.
🔗https://t.co/WDfJeaWxci
Breaking news: based on new findings from @REACH_info, @ProtectionClust Iraq now estimates than “only” 433.000 displaced Iraqis are lacking civil documents.
A major drop from the 1+ mio estimated last year.
This shows the great work from protection partners & @IraqiGovt.
Believe it or not but Iraq is one of the first countries to transition fully from a humanitarian to a development response
This means ending the Clusters coordinating partners to address needs collectively
This is how @UNHCRIraq is doing it responsibly
https://t.co/BuPKQXjzeI
Mats Hultgren is in one of UNHCR's warehouses in Poland, where work is underway to transport emergency aid into #Ukraine daily.
Contributions from @SweMFA 🇸🇪 has enabled UNHCR to respond quickly since the start of the crisis and deliver aid to millions of people affected.
Tack!
Ett varmt tack till alla er som gett en gåva till @SverigeforUNHCR för livsviktig hjälp till människor på flykt i och från #Ukraina, och till Akelius Foundation som har dubblat dessa bidrag med otroliga $52 miljoner USD. Jag som befinner mig i 🇺🇦vet att stödet når fram. Tack!!!
My ❤️goes out to the Syrian people today that have been suffering for the last #Syria10 years. I have met Syrian refugees and IDPs throughout the last 10 years in Sweden, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria and I have never met such resilient people. Hoping for a peaceful and bright future
Introducing our Swedish UNHCR colleague Toloe Masori in our “Stories from the Field” series. 🇸🇪
@tmasori coordinates protection in Northern Iraq - where the pandemic has led to many people losing their jobs and livelihoods. 🇮🇶
https://t.co/5W4IHwIvza
Hey @PritiPatel we think the real crisis is our lack of humanity for people fleeing war, climate change and torture. We pulled together a thread for you..
As this global pandemic 🦠 continues, it’s with thanks 🙏 to generous donors like @StatePRM, UNHCR is on the ground listening and responding to the needs from the young to old.
1️⃣1️⃣ million are need of humanitarian assistance in #Syria. @UNHCRinSYRIA is staying and delivering.
Boys and girls smiling in the playground, happy to have a place to play together.
In the background destruction is still immense and these boys and girls 5,6,7,8 & 9 yrs old only know life in this crisis.
We work daily to support them. Let's not forget the kids in #Syria.
Rabaa is breaking stereotypes to support her family‼️
On this #InternationalWomenDay we want to highlight strong/brave women across #Syria with thanks to donors like @CanadaDev 🇨🇦supporting women empowerment 💪🏽making families more prosperous.
#WomensDay#EachforEqual
Syrian children deserve a brighter future 🌟
Thru Japan's contribution to Syrian children - #Education for All, a joint program w/ @UNICEF supports @UNHCRinSYRIA in providing child protection activities in community centres & children's clubs.
Arigato to the People of Japan 🇯🇵