UN humanitarian agencies are facing impossible decisions to meet the greatest demand ever seen.

Funding is waning, moral backing is eroding, and misinformation is warping perceptions.

To keep bringing aid - and hope - we need support.
- Kelly T. Clements politico.eu/article/starve…

Don’t believe politicians using elections to stigmatize refugees and promise to “get rid of all immigrants”. They are just after your votes.

We can deal effectively with people on the move and respect their rights instead of invoking brutal measures which are wrong and useless.

The rise of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech on digital platforms is causing real-world harm to the most vulnerable.

Hear from Gisella Lomax 🇺🇳 at #EHF2024 explaining the harms of misinformation and what UNHCR & partners are doing to address the issue.

At the #EHF2024 , our Gisella Lomax 🇺🇳 highlighted the urgent need to combat online harms affecting displaced people & humanitarian action.

Thanks to an EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 project, UNHCR is developing new research & tools.

🆕 Multi-stakeholder partnerships are key to protect communities.

Misinformation, disinformation and hate speech on digital platforms is intensifying and inciting real-world harm to refugees, stateless and forcibly displaced people.

Excited to speak about UNHCR's approach at #EHF2024 today, and the new partnerships key to the response.

Tech companies must stop amplifying & profiting from the spread of disinformation & other harmful content.

Our forthcoming code of conduct for information integrity will help make the digital space inclusive & safer for all, while defending the right to freedom of expression.

There will be many elections in 2024. Some politicians are already using the slogan of “invasion” by migrants and refugees to gain votes.

That argument is both wrong and useless in responding to the challenges of human mobility.

Solutions exist and can be just and effective.

What a beginning to the Global #RefugeeForum .

Powerful delivery of JJ Bola’s ‘Refuge’ by Cate Blanchett & Ke Huy Quan, passionate advocates #withrefugees .

“know that deep inside the hearts of each & every one of us we are all always reaching for a place that we can call home”

How it started: Refugee delegates at the 2019 Global Refugee Forum

How it’s going: Refugee leaders at #GRF2023
#RefugeeForum #nothingaboutuswithoutus

At #stratcomsummit2023 hosted by 🇹🇷 @refugees highlighted real-world harm that mis/disinformation & #HateSpeech is causing in fragile environments and for the displaced.

More discussions and pledge coming at #refugeeforum

What UNRWA and all aid workers and volunteers are doing in war-torn Gaza is nothing short of heroic.

UNRWA must get the resources that it needs, because not only it is a lifeline for thousands, but it also represents one of the last shreds of humanity amidst the devastation.

I call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the epic human suffering.

Too many lives - and the fate of the entire region - hang in the balance.

“Speaking on behalf of people that are often victims of hate campaigns, it is crucial that we ensure that there is no tolerance for hate speech, including in its abhorrent manifestations of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.”

My closing statement at ExCom👇🏻 unhcr.org/news/speeches-…

If you have a couple of minutes start your day by reading this beautiful story.

Thank you Sara Wahedi.

“What we have is a voice and that voice can be loud and I have the obligation to make it be loud.”

United Nations #leadership #UNGA #speakUp

thehill.com/policy/interna…

Glad to take part in this UN event, building momentum around our collective actions to mitigate and help prevent the serious harms caused by mis/disinformation and hate speech on digital platforms, especially to refugees and in humanitarian contexts.
Thanks Stimson Center!

AI-powered disinformation means false narratives can now be created and distributed at dramatic scales.

While guardrails are being built and new rules agreed, human ingenuity is the key to fighting it.
rappler.com/technology/fea…

Can the use of ai, just once, discredit the long built up trust of an evidence based human rights org? or is this the same as using illustrations or graphics to promote a campaign?

Algorithms have a HUGE effect on society. They're evolving fast. And we don't yet really understand how they work.

So the new EU Algorithm Centre is good news, it will catalyse research on their impact on hate speech, disinformation, mental health, + more
euractiv.com/section/platfo…

As predicted, Musk is spreading misinformation and elevating some of the worst voices on Twitter. The dangers are real, and far-reaching. france24.com/en/live-news/2…