Harlem Désir @harlemdesir@respublicae.eu

Great to meet the wonderful IRC team in Kharkiv, #Ukraine , today with Pavlov, ⁦@MarysiaZapasnik⁩ ⁦@bobkitchen⁩ . They do a fantastic job helping the hardest to reach and war-affected populations every day. ⁦⁦@RESCUEorg⁩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1644041167112228865

Raiisia has been hiding in the cellar when an aircraft dropped a bomb in her garden in Ruska Lozova. For more than a year she doesn’t have electricity and heating. With our partner, Myrne nebo, IRC has provided her with solid-fuel stove. @MarysiaZapasnik @bobkitchen @RESCUEorg

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1644004571306422273

RT @RESCUE_EU: “Donors must not forget the war is far from over. The international community must step up its support for the humanitarian response alongside long-term rehabilitation efforts.”

The IRC’s @harlemdesir shares his experiences from #Ukraine: https://www.rescue.org/eu/press-release/ukraine-emerges-long-winter-humanitarian-needs-remain-acute

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1644001709142822912

Despite being separated from his son and forced to flee his home, Dr.Oleg is devoted to caring for those most in need. It was an honour to meet him today in villages of Kharkiv oblast with ⁦@MarysiaZapasnik⁩ ⁦⁦@bobkitchen⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦ https://www.rescue.org/article/meet-doctor-saving-lives-ukraine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643996384813813763

RT @Joanna_Nahorska: Critical not to let the full-scale war slide into oblivion, as it happened when the conflict in #Ukraine broke out in 2014 and the world’s attention shifted elsewhere.

By IRC's @bobkitchen & @harlemdesir visiting war-affected areas in the East this week -
https://www.rescue.org/press-release/ukraine-emerges-long-winter-humanitarian-needs-remain-acute

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643980019776249858

The Mobile Medical Unit of the IRC continue delivering primary health care consultations today in the village of Arkadiivka, in Kharkiv oblast. #Ukraine
⁦@MarysiaZapasnik⁩ ⁦@bobkitchen⁩ ⁦⁦@RESCUEorg⁩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643948185679699969

Mariia lives in the remote village of Arkadiivka which was liberated only a few months ago.There is no more doctors in the villages around. We met her when she received the visit of the Mobile Medical Unit of the IRC today. ⁦@MarysiaZapasnik⁩ @bobkitchen ⁦@RESCUEorg⁩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643912460288634880

RT @MarysiaZapasnik: In #Iziyum today, @harlemdesir and @bobkitchen came to see the work of our @RESCUEorg protection teams.
As well as providing free legal aid, the teams are distributing essential care kits to elderly residents, many of whom are housebound

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643691095698595843

RT @MarysiaZapasnik: This week @harlemdesir is visiting our @RESCUEorg teams in eastern #Ukraine. Speaking with local residents and listening to their stories, concerns and hopes.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643691055882067968

In Kharkiv, a child protection session where most of the kids are IDPs from Donetsk, Luhansk & Kharkiv region. Such an important work of the IRC team for so many traumatised kids. #Ukraine ⁦@MarysiaZapasnik⁩ ⁦⁦@bobkitchen⁩ ⁦⁦@RESCUEorg⁩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643681989252325402

In Izyum we’ve met Tatiana who decided not to leave despite heavy fightings in her hometown.Her neighbourhood was shelled,she lived with her son in the wet & cold basement for 6 months. Now spring has came and Tatiana is happy to take care of her garden ⁦@MarysiaZapasnik⁩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643602869440987136

Today we’ve visited Izyum, with ⁦@MarysiaZapasnik⁩ & ⁦@bobkitchen⁩,a town which suffered severe civilian infrastructures destructions, where the IRC team has distributed dozens of hygeine kits to the local elderly people and their relative #Ukraine ⁦@RESCUEorg⁩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1643596255891693568

RT @DMiliband: It’s scarcely believable that 80 PER CENT of acutely malnourished kids get NO HELP. But it’s true. Here is a plan to turn that round. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/03/children-malnutrition-famine-american-leadership/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1642973891478921216

Happy to meet with the great IRC team in Poland, today in Warsaw, which provide livelihood support, protection, education services to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. ⁦⁦⁦@RESCUEorg⁩ ⁦@RESCUE_EU⁩ ⁦@bobkitchen⁩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1642936358275629076

Humanitarians and health workers' safety is essential. Yet, they face increased violence and often risk their lives to reach the most vulnerable. How to ensure their security?
At #EHF2023, @BabaTOjay, IRC Director in Nigeria, shared his interesting perspective from the frontline
RT @RESCUE_EU: “It is vital that donors prioritise safety measures for frontline staff as well as fund mental health and psychosocial services for those exposed to violence.”

Important ta…

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RT @RESCUE_EU: #Somalia, a country where half of the population needs humanitarian aid, has been facing a triple threat: conflict, drought and COVID.
Together with @EU_ECHO, the IRC has supported numerous Somalis in getting their vaccine.
Have a look back, in photos👇
https://eu.rescue.org/article/photo-story-looking-back-covid-19-response-somalia

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1641870775647981568

The Refugee Ban Bill is deeply unfair to the people seeking asylum. The IRC urges the UK to uphold this fundamental right, established under international law, in line with the Refugee Convention.
IRC's ⁦@laurakyrkesmith⁩ letter in @TheTimes👇 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-letters-housing-migrants-on-barges-and-military-bases-zftjksjcb

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1641800614601523205

RT @MarysiaZapasnik: Children in #Ukraine have had their childhoods brutally disrupted.
Our @RESCUEorg teams continue to distribute childhood care packages in #Kharkiv, #Dnipro & #Mykolaiv.
5yr old Mykhailo was excited to receive his kit full of pencils, paints, books and toys.
#childprotection

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1641130422343024663

RT @MarysiaZapasnik: Everyday our @RESCUEorg protection teams share free legal advice about how to claim compensation for property & possessions damaged, destroyed or lost as a result of the war.
Yesterday @OCHA_Ukraine colleagues came to see our activities in #Iziyum #Kharkiv

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/harlemdesir/status/1640777629539115008

« The notion that “rules are for suckers” is on the march, and everyone is paying the price—from civilians in conflict zones to future generations staring down the long-term effects of the climate crisis » Read ⁦@DMiliband⁩ ⁦in @TIME⁩ 👇 https://time.com/6265620/biden-impunity-democracy/

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