@stephjohanssen.bsky.social
Humanitarian Advocacy at MSF Germany • Formerly UN Representative at Women's Refugee Commission and UN & EU Advocacy Director at Global Justice Center • Views are my own • she/her
Bei Unternehmen ist der Anstieg von Frauen in Führungsrollen laut der Organisation Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte »weitgehend gestoppt«. Aktuell sind es nur 37 Prozent.
Geschlechterparität: Anteil der Frauen in Führungspositionen stagniert
Bei Unternehmen ist der Anstieg von Frauen in Führungsrollen laut der Organisation Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte »weitgehend gestoppt«. Aktuell sind es nur 37 Prozent.
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Tschad: An der sudanesischen Grenze ist jede fünfte stillende oder schwangere Frau, die wir untersucht haben, akut mangelernährt. Schutzsuchende aus dem Sudan kamen in Gebiete, in denen die tschadische Bevölkerung bereits in Armut lebte. Internationale Hilfsgelder bleiben aus.
Mittelkürzungen: Jede fünfte schwangere Frau in Ost-Tschad mangelernährt
Es braucht mehr Hilfe, damit die Versorgung mit Nahrungsmitteln und Wasser den Notfallstandards entspricht.
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It's been two and a half months since the Ebola outbreak in the DRC was declared and it is now the biggest the country has ever experienced and the second largest the world has ever seen. Dozens of cases continue to be reported each day across three separate provinces. 🧪 insp.cd/sitrep-n077-...
Across Palestine, the cumulative effect of Israel’s actions on Palestinians since 7 October 2023 is clear: they have eroded the ability for Palestinians to live a dignified, healthy life. My opinion piece for Al Jazeera:
The number one health issue in Palestine is the Israeli occupation | MSF
Since October 2023, Israel's attacks on Palestinians hinders their ability to live a dignified, healthy life. A shift in policy is depserately needed.
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Die @deutschewelle.dw.com berichtet über das langwirksame #HIV- Medikament #Lenacapavir, das nur 2 x im Jahr gespritzt werden muss und auch zur medizinischen HIV-Prophylaxe #PrEP eingesetzt wird. Besonders profitieren könnten u.a. Mädchen und Frauen in Teilen Afrikas, doch noch gibt es kaum Zugang.
Lenacapavir may slow HIV infections 'but there's not enough'
Lenacapavir is one injection, twice a year. It's a big improvement for people in high-risk groups, currently taking a pill a day against HIV infection. But its long-term impact depends on it reaching ...
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So schnell wie nie zuvor breitet sich die #Ebola-Krankheit aktuell in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo aus. Es braucht viel mehr internationale Unterstützung, um den Ausbruch effektiv einzudämmen und Leben zu retten. Wir tun, was wir können, doch das allein wird nicht reichen.
⚔️ What does it take to successfully fight Ebola? It will take more than fighting a virus, argue Jasmin Behrends and Stephanie Johanssen from Doctors Without Borders Germany. 👇
Ebola is not the only emergency
The current Ebola outbreak should not be viewed in isolation. It is being met by a healthcare system that has already been pushed to its limits by years of conflict, forced displacement and chronic underfinancing. In order to successfully contain Ebola, we will have to fight much more than a virus.
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We call for the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, and the 95 Palestinian healthcare workers who remain detained by Israeli authorities since October 2023.
Israel must release all arbitrarily detained Palestinian healthcare workers | MSF
MSF surgeon Dr Mohammed Obeid has been detained in Israel for more than 600 days, joining 95 Palestinian healthcare workers who remain detained by Israeli authorities since October 2023.
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Newly disclosed emails reveal confusion at the State Department during the Trump administration’s push last year to destroy almost $10 million worth of contraceptives in a Belgian warehouse that were intended for some of the world’s poorest nations.
Emails detail confusion in State Department over Trump plan to destroy contraceptives
“There is no one here that knows definitively what is in the warehouse,” one official wrote of a USAID storage facility in Belgium as its contents were left to expire.
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Wenn Krankenhäuser wiederholt getroffen, Rettungswagen gezielt angegriffen und medizinisches Personal in deutlich gekennzeichneten Fahrzeugen getötet werden – dann ist das kein Zufall. Unser neuester Bericht zur #Ukraine zeigt: Die Angriffe sind Teil einer gezielten Strategie der russischen Armee.
Ukraine: Bericht von Ärzte ohne Grenzen zeigt vorsätzliche Zerstörung des Gesundheitssystems
Die gezielte Zerstörung medizinischer Versorgung erschwert Millionen Menschen den Zugang zu lebenswichtiger Hilfe – besonders nahe der Frontlinien.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace, Africa CDC warns. n.pr/4oq6d8f
Ebola cases rise in Congo, as government revives travel restrictions
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace, Africa CDC warns.
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#Afghanistan : une membre de #MSF a été arrêtée et détenue pendant 2 jours à Herat après avoir été accusée de non-respect présumé du code vestimentaire. MSF exprime son indignation au sujet de l’effacement progressif des femmes de la vie publique du pays. www.msf.fr/actualites/a...
Afghanistan : MSF dénonce la détention de l’une de ses employées pour non-respect du code vestimentaire
Une membre du personnel de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) a été arrêtée et détenue pendant deux jours à Herat après avoir été accusée de non-respect présumé du code vestimentaire. Alors que les restri...
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In Ituri sowie Nord- und Süd-Kivu betreiben wir mehrere Ebola-Behandlungszentren. Zudem isolieren wir Verdachtsfälle, schulen Personal und klären die Bevölkerung auf. Bei neuen Warnmeldungen schicken wir Teams schnell in die betroffenen Regionen. 2/2
During the 2014–2016 #Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa #Germany's response showed that we have capacity to support patients and healthcare workers effectively. Together with @jasminbehds.bsky.social we wrote why this approach is urgently needed again www.globalhealthhub.de/en/news/deta...
Bundibugyo Ebolavirus disease outbreak exposes shortcomings in Global Health Priority Setting
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Ebola: To bring the situation under even partial control, there must be immediate expansion of testing capacity. As WHO chief visits DR Congo, we call for urgent action to respond to the needs. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/rapid-spread-ebola-disease-outbreak-dr-congo-deeply-alarming
Rapid spread of Ebola disease outbreak in DR Congo “deeply alarming”
As WHO chief visits epicenter of the outbreak, MSF calls for urgent action to respond to the needs of affected communities.
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“Outbreaks increase the risk of violence..income loss, movement restrictions, reduced access to schools and clinics, fear of infection as a tool of control, and mistrust of health systems that persists from prior outbreaks” www.statnews.com/2026/05/26/e...
The Ebola outbreak will lead to devastating violence against women and girls
“Women and girls in eastern Congo will be harmed in predictable, named ways over the next 12 months,” write researchers Lindsay Stark and Ilana Seff.
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"A call to safeguard sexual and reproductive health information and services during #Ebola outbreak" Sadly a good time to re-read this article from 2021 by Nguyen Toan Tran et al. as an urgent reminder why access to #SRH care needs to be ensured scienceportal.msf.org/api/assets/7...
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"So ein Ausbruch zeigt immer wie schwach die Gesundheitsversorgung in der Region ist" Interview mit @msf.de Dr. Maximilian Gertler zu den #Ebola Fällen im #Kongo und in #Uganda, wo die @who.int den Notstand ausgerufen hat. www.zdfheute.de/wissen/ebola...
Ebola im Kongo: Was den Ausbruch so gefährlich macht
Im Kongo verbreitet sich eine tödliche Ebola-Variante. Wie gefährlich ist der Ausbruch? Epidemiologe Maximilian Gertler ordnet die Lage ein.
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Still one of my many favourite Janet Benshoof stories when at an ICRC meeting, she looked at the large picture of Henry Dunant on the wall and cried out “Where is your picture of Florence Nightingale?!” #IHL #WomensRights bsky.app/profile/glob...
Global Justice Center@globaljusticec.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday, we’re marking what would have been GJC founder Janet Benshoof’s 79th birthday by remembering one of her most enduring achievements: securing FDA approval of emergency contraception in the United States exactly 30 years ago.
WHO, ICRC, MSF denounce rise in attacks on health services
WHO, ICRC, MSF denounce rise in attacks on health services
"Health care must never be a casualty of war"
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#ICYMI Watch this insightful discussion on the state of #SRHR in emergency settings at the #HumanitarianCongressBerlin, featuring voices from @ipas.org, @unfpa.org, @euinemergencies.ec.europa.eu, @msf.de and the Reproductive Health Network Kenya #WomensRights #IHL www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymC_...
HCB 2026 - Not optional: Sexual and reproductive health care in emergencies
YouTube video by Humanitarian Congress
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„Humanitarian action is not a substute for accountabilty and certainly not for justice.“ Dr. Fatou Bensouda, High Commissioner, The Gambia Commission at #HCB2026 speaking on humanitarianism in times of declining norms @roteskreuz.bsky.social @odi.global @aerzte-ohne-grenzen.at
"The campaign to restrict gender-affirming care follows a well-worn and ultimately successful playbook designed by anti-abortion advocates." @guttmacher.org www.guttmacher.org/article/2026...
Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked
Reproductive rights are under attack. Will you help us fight back with facts?
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Hopeful news for human rights in Hungary. Incoming Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, should take immediate steps to restore democratic institutions, dismantle abusive laws and institutions, and protect fundamental rights. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Magyar celebrates as Orbán’s 16-year rule ends - as it happened
This live blog is now closed
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Recent handling of allegations against the ICC Prosecutor raises concerns about gender competency and institutional integrity. Our latest analysis with @fidh-official.bsky.social and @globaljusticec.bsky.social examines how misogyny and harmful myths about sexual violence shape responses.
Exposing the Misogyny in the Handling of the Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against the ICC Prosecutor | Women's Initiative for Gender Justice
March 30, 2026—Developments over the past week in the handling of the allegations of sexual misconduct and retaliation against the International Criminal
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Following an indiscriminate Israeli airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Beirut yesterday, five people were killed and at least 52 people were wounded. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/lebanon-israeli-strike-residential-area-beirut-causes-mass-casualty-incident
This is the legacy Yanar leaves us to enact—to fight for each other and spend time together in the flowering gardens we’ve planted, writes Yifat Susskind of @madrespeaks.bsky.social.
Eulogy for My Friend and Freedom Fighter, Yanar Mohammed
Yanar knew that wherever there is terrible violence, there are people behaving magnificently. She was one of them.
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We strongly condemn airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces on March 31 in South Darfur, near the Teaching Hospital and within a densely populated civilian area. Following at least two strikes, the MSF-supported hospital received 5 wounded patients and the body of one person.
