In 2022, women in #Afghanistan lost access to secondary and higher education. Doctors Without Borders Program Manager Sarah Chateau shares how over 200 decrees restrict visibility, limit maternal care and make it difficult for mothers to communicate with medical staff.
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US aid cuts are affecting refugees in Ethiopia. A detailed update from @doctorswithoutborders.org teams who are overloaded with malaria and malnutrition patients in the Gambella region after multiple aid organizations ended services www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/aid-c...
Aid cuts threaten refugees’ lives in Ethiopia’s Gambella region
MSF is overwhelmed by the increased patient load, and we fear this number will likely keep rising in the coming months with more health facility closures.
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"Don't you dare! You cannot bring back Soviet terror!" - protesters march in Tbilisi in solidarity with detained journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, teacher Nino Datashvili, and others jailed over protests. Day 251 of non-stop #Georgia #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorInGeorgia #NewElectionsForGeorgia
Overwhelming evidence of the catastrophic public health crisis in #Gaza This #Genocide should not continue www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #episky #conflict #war @msf.ca
Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza
Substantial and well-documented evidence indicates a catastrophic public health emergency in Gaza (appendix pp 1–5), marked by severe food insecurity and alarming levels of malnutrition-related deaths...
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The lack of accountability over sexual violence crimes in Tigray, Amhara and Afar has triggered yet more violence, says a new report by Physicians for Human Rights and the Organisation for Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa.
Silence over sexual violence in Ethiopia enables yet more abuse, says report
The failure to hold perpetrators to account has fueled revenge attacks.
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“We’ve lost our home, our safety, and half our weight.” Raed is an UNRWA colleague in #Gaza. Displaced, he continues to serve—while carrying the physical and emotional toll of war. His voice reflects the unwavering dedication of UNRWA staff working throughout the war.
Have a great walk everyone! #Philosophy #Advice #Comics The #Revolution Will Not Be Televised - #Black #Ice - Produced by Desmond 'DSP' Powell www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6lx... #Free #All #Political #Prisoners #NoKings #March #June14 #WashingtonDC #LosAngeles #NewYork #Music #Classic #Soundtrack
#Gaza: Our field communications officer, Nour, asked our staff to describe how they feel in one word following the ceasefire implemented in Gaza on Sunday, January 19.
#DRCongo: We are doing our utmost to maintain our regular and emergency activities, but in some areas we have had to limit the risks by reducing the size of our teams. Around Goma, for example, direct armed violence has reduced our ability to go to certain affected sites over the past two days.
The UN speaks of systemic torture in Georgia and command responsibility! “The information we have received suggests that these incidents may not have been isolated and point to command responsibility.” 1/ www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Thousands of children are returning to northern Gaza to find their homes destroyed. Their road to recovery will be long and hard. But thanks to our supporters, UNICEF is bringing in more essential aid and helping to restock hospitals with medicine and supplies.💙
Human rights advocates are demanding to know why the UN’s refugee agency hasn’t done more to secure the Uyghurs’ right to asylum: ⬇️
Questions grow over UNHCR inaction as Uyghurs in Thailand face deportation threat
Human rights advocates are demanding to know why the UN’s refugee agency hasn’t done more to secure the Uyghurs’ right to asylum.
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DR Congo: Humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in North and South Kivu as violence escalates: INGOs call for immediate action #Refugees
Humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in North and South Kivu as violence escalates: INGOs call for immediate action - Democratic Republic of the Congo
News and Press Release in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Protection and Human Rights, Safety and Security and more; published on 29 Jan 2025 by Forum ONGI RDC
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Day 62 and exactly 2 months continuous, day 92 overall. New, free and fair elections; the release of the regime prisoners. #GeorgiaProtests
“Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” 80 years ago #Auschwitz - #Birkenau death camp was liberated. #HolocaustMemorialDay
Today, January 27, 2025, marks the 26th anniversary of Georgia's unanimous accession to the Council of Europe, and of Zurab Zhvania’s historic words that expressed and defined the entire era our fight for freedom and European future: "I am Georgian and therefore I am European." 🇬🇪🇪🇺 1/
"Arbeit macht frei" - work makes one free, was a cynical welcome at Auschwitz I. SS guards often told prisoners of #Auschwitz that the only way out from the camp was through the chimney of the crematorium. Learn about the sign: https://buff.ly/4gNusbg (Photo: https://buff.ly/4geYVP3)
👋 #Bluesky: Thanks to your shares, Doctors Without Borders is reaching even more people. You're helping us shine a light on our work in some of the world's most challenging and underreported crises. Thank you for supporting independent, neutral, and impartial humanitarian medical care.
UNRWA: According to reports, more than 14,500 children in the Gaza Strip were killed in the war and 88% of schools were damaged. About 660,000 children are still out of school in the Gaza Strip.
Children chose the word of the year to be #Kindness 💖 Now as adults let's listen and act upon their wishes. Just imagine what the world would look like if we just listened to their needs 🌍💚
Hot windy conditions in Western Australia Red - live bushfire emergency Amber - watch and act bushfire warning Yellow - advisories Black - fire contained, monitored It's summer here in Aus For those criticising California: summer = fire season winter = usually when its cold
It's winter in California 'Winter' also translates to 'not fire season' Hey #Grok, when is winter in California? Answer: "California fire season runs from late spring through early fall. It's also worth noting that climate change has led to longer and more intense fire seasons in recent years."
#Cholera: conflict, political instability, floods and drought have led to the same problem in many different places: a lack of access clean drinking water. Cholera outbreak response and prevention plans are interlinked. Access to safe water and sanitation is critical.
Regime prisoner Nika Katsia is being starved at the prison - the prison suddenly runs out of food when it comes to Nika. This torture has been going on for 3 days. #terrorinGeorgia
🆘 #TerrorInGeorgia 🇬🇪 I urge everyone to wake up to the horrifying torture of Nika Katsia, a Georgian journalist and outspoken protester, at the hands of the Georgian Dream regime. 1/4
#DRCongo: This week attacks between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army have put humanitarian staff and civilian lives at risk. We reiterate a call for respect for health and humanitarian facilities.
Firefighters stopped the expansion of a new wildfire north of Los Angeles after it spread rapidly, as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $2.5 billion relief package for the fire-devastated region reut.rs/40JGld8