International funding to support neonatal care in conflict-hit Sudan - Sudans Post International funding has been secured to support neonatal care in Sudan ahead of World Health Day, aid groups said, as nearly three years of war continue to cripple the country’s healthcare system an...

Yesterday was World Health Day.

We are proud to support the rollout of mOm Essential Incubators to meet the urgent healthcare needs in Sudan.

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MSF statement on sharing staff information and humanitarian operations in Palestine | MSF Following many months of unsuccessful engagement with Israeli authorities, and in the absence of securing assurances to ensure the safety of our staff or the independent management of our operations, ...

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reverses earlier stance. Won't share staff names with Israeli.

A staff group known as *Decolonize MSF* had been advocating against the earlier decision: x.com/DecoloniseMsf

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Joint statement - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) “We the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom strongly condemn the demolitions by the Israeli authorities of th...

Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and UK "strongly condemn the demolitions by the Israeli authorities of the ...UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem, on 20 January 2026."

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List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending Israel says it's suspending humanitarian organizations that have failed to meet its new rules to vet international groups working in Gaza.

Israel says it’s suspending humanitarian organizations that have failed to meet its new rules

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List in link includes

-Action Against Hunger
-CARE
-Danish Refugee Council
-Medecins Sans Frontieres
-Norwegian Refugee Council
-Medical Aid for Palestinians UK
-Oxfam Quebec

Is Gaza still a place for newborn life? 10 months after a warning that Gaza's maternal and neonatal health sector was sliding from crisis towards collapse,1 fresh field reports reveal an even starker picture. In the first 6 months of 2025, ...

"Premature births, congenital malformations, and low birthweight have become commonplace, as pregnant mothers face malnutrition and repeated forced displacement."

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Civilians trapped by massacres in Sudan

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AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost

AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies

- @aishadown.bsky.social

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A million Syrians have returned home, but more support needed so millions more can follow | UNHCR US GENEVA – In just nine months, 1 million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the ...

A million Syrians have returned home, but more support needed so millions more can follow - @unhcr.org

www.unhcr.org/us/news/pres...

Was a pleasure to meet so many at #CGI2025

Conference context. People looking at an incubator around a table.

We’re in New York City helping mOm Incubators get funding to send more incubators to Gaza.

It’s a great bit of kit that keeps premature babies warm. Easy to use, clean, move, and power.

www.momincubators.com

We’re at the @clintonglobal.bsky.social in NYC tomorrow and Thursday. Say hi if you’re attending.

UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat The U.N. refugee agency says that governments around the world are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers even threatening its very existence.

The U.N. refugee agency: governments around the world, especially in the Global North, which includes the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers — even threatening its very existence.

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The Making of a Crisis: Unpacking Sudan's Neglected War. A panel with activist and co-founder of Sudan Bukra TV Husam Mahjoub, who will speak to the role of the UAE in the war in Sudan and Humanitarian Aid and Development Expert Iman Ahmed, who will speak to the humanitarian situation. This will be followed by a Q&A facilitated by student leaders from the Sudanese Student Union. See poster below for more details. The panel will take place on Monday, Sept. 22 at 6 pm at the William Doo Auditorium on the St. George campus. Delicious Sudanese refreshments and snacks will be served. The event is free and you can register here to hold your place.

The African Studies Program at the @utoronto.ca is hosting the event: The Making of a Crisis: Unpacking Sudan's Neglected War.

Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Strong aftershock hits Afghanistan after quake kills more than 1,400 people Many remain trapped under rubble as rescuers use helicopters in remote areas hit by recent landslides.

Strong aftershock hits Afghanistan after quake kills more than 1,400

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Afghanistan Earthquake – Afghan ReliefOwl Carousel with Zoom (Lightbox2) - 300x300 Images A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman, and Nuristan, near Jalalabad and the Pakistan border. The quake struck at a shallow depth, causing severe structural damage, landslides, and blocked roads in remote areas, isolating entire communities.

Terrible news from Afghanistan as an earthquake has killed over 800 people.

Consider donating to Afghan Relief:

www.afghan-relief.org/appeals/afgh...

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CBC News Network’s Natasha Fatah speaks with CEO of Humanitarian Associates Chris Houston Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.

Our CEO was on CBC National News last week talking about aid drops to Gaza.

Gaza needs thousands of truckloads of aid per day. Canada's air drop of half a truckload once is insignificant.

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Testimonies from our patients describing their experiences at the GHF distribution sites depict a level of dehumanisation and violence, both indiscriminate and targeted, which is beyond disturbing. As described by MSF’s medical coordinator, our teams were mentally prepared for responding to conflict — but not to civilians killed and maimed while seeking aid. They were not prepared for treating starving and unarmed Palestinians who had been gunned down as if they were animals, often while penned into metal-gated areas. The medical data is clear. This is not aid. It is orchestrated killing.

New report from @doctorswithoutborders.org: "This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing"

#Gaza #GazaHumanitarianFoundation

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New report from @gccanada.bsky.social:

Communicating Evidence for Humanitarian Innovations

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Canada’s aid drop of 10 metric tons of aid represented 0.02% of the aid needed daily to Gaza. It’s a photo-op, a stunt, and a distraction from addressing the real issues.

CBC News Network’s Natasha Fatah speaks with CEO of Humanitarian Associates Chris Houston Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.

Our CEO @chrishouston.ca was on CBC News yesterday talking about the inadequacies of air drops to Gaza and the need for a lasting ceasefire.

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Big Aid sticks with Boston Consulting Group despite Gaza scandal While quick to condemn the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, many groups are unwilling to distance themselves entirely from BCG.

Big humanitarian organizations are continuing their relationship with Boston Consulting Group despite Gaza scandal
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The IFRC mourns the loss of four colleagues from Iranian Red Crescent.

Our hearts go out to their families, loved ones, and every member of the Iranian Red Crescent.

We urgently reiterate our call: Respect and protect humanitarian staff and volunteers.

The impact of Trump's cuts to humanitarian aid, by the numbers Brooke Nichols, a professor of global health who models infectious diseases and used to work on a USAID-funded program herself, is crunching the numbers to quantify the impact of the pullback on U.S. ...

A Boston University professor of global health has done the math and created a website to visualize and track the effects of the Trump/DOGE dismantling of USAID.

"As of June 15, the death toll for adults and children from aid funding cuts topped 340,000 and came out to 103 deaths per hour."

South Sudan: MSF strongly condemns the bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ... Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan. The attack began at around 4:30am when two helicopter gunships first dr...

South Sudan: @msf.org strongly condemns the bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State

Bombing of only hospital in Old Fangak puts healthcare of 110,000 people at risk

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/south-sudan-...

Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak, less than three months after the virus was confirmed in the capital Kampala.

Good news- Uganda declares end of #Ebola outbreak. A great achievement.
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OCHA, the UN’s emergency aid coordination arm, to cut staff by a fifth The agency is to lose 500 staff positions and restructure operations, as it grapples with a $58 million shortfall.

OCHA, the UN’s emergency aid coordination arm, to cut staff by a fifth - @irwinloy.bsky.social

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A bar graph titled "More than 95% of foreign aid comes from governments, rather than private donors" illustrates the distribution of foreign aid in 2023. The left portion shows a large maroon bar labeled "Foreign aid from governments," reaching $232 billion. The right section features a smaller tan bar labeled "Foreign aid from private donors," indicating $11 billion. A note beside the tan bar states that 4.5% of foreign aid came from private philanthropic donors. The footnote specifies that "Private donors" refers to philanthropic foundations reporting to OECD and excludes many individual charity donations or private investments. The data source is attributed to OECD (2024) and indicates that the information is shared under a Creative Commons BY license.

Most of the world’s foreign aid comes from governments, not philanthropic foundations