Congratulations to our friend Monica McGuigan who was recognised at the @derryjournal.com People of the Year awards in celebration of all her support for Children in Crossfire.

Monica jumped out of a plane, climbed Kilimanjaro & soon, she will be on her way to trek Vietnam.

Monica you are amazing!

6/6: If you would like to keep following us, you will find us on Bluesky, Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & Youtube linktr.ee/childrenincr...

5/6: We also understand that no social media platform is without problems. But we have to take a stand – even in this relatively small way – in defence of ideals we cherish and people we care about.

4/6: While Children in Crossfire are not funded by USAID, we feel we must act in solidarity with those who have been.

We are not naïve: we know this decision will likely go unnoticed by those we are criticising.

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2) The current US administration, including X’s owner, Elon Musk, is pursuing a deeply cruel and inhumane course of action on overseas aid that will deliver catastrophic consequences for some of the world’s most vulnerable people – including children.

2/6:
1) In our view, X facilitates and encourages a worldview that is entirely incompatible with Children in Crossfire’s ethos and mission; and

1/6: We have taken the decision to suspend all activity on X (formerly Twitter), for two main reasons: