Laila Matar
@laila_matar
Advocacy and Media Director @NRC_Norway. Formerly Deputy UN Director @HRW. Views are my own, retweets are not endorsements.
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http://www.nrc.no 10-01-2010 09:13:57
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*New* Human Rights Watch research on perpetuated racial injustices faced by UK's #Windrush generation - mostly Black Britons from former British colonies invited by the 🇬🇧 government to help rebuild the country after WWII. Research: hrw.org/news/2023/04/1… Video: hrw.org/video-photos/v… 👇🏽🧵
"In normal times, I’m in one of the town’s big displacement camps, trying to make sure internally displaced people have access to services. But since Saturday it’s been too dangerous to go out," says my Norwegian Refugee Council colleague Mohammed in #Sudan. nrc.no/perspectives/2…
SUDAN: “We’re running out of food and water, and we have no electricity. Many hospitals in Khartoum are damaged or closed down. Those that are open have also run out of supplies and have no electricity or water,” our colleague Hamsa told Al Jazeera English. aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…
Are you passionate about humanitarian advocacy to make a difference for people forced to flee? And are you interested in 50% travel with a base in Oslo? Apply to become Norwegian Refugee Council's new Global Emergency Advocacy Specialist ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…
Watch: Our colleague Ahmed Omer in #Sudan shows us reception centres being set up in Wad Madani, some 160km from Khartoum, as thousands keep fleeing the capital. As fighting rages on, our teams assess humanitarian needs to respond ASAP to the unfolding catastrophe.
A toxic mix of conflict, severe drought and devastating floods has forced more than 1 million people in #Somalia to flee their homes in record time. See the latest from Norwegian Refugee Council and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency here: nrc.no/news/2023/may/…
Weekend soon, but put this on your calendar for next week: Thursday 1 June at 09.00 Oslo time Norwegian Refugee Council is launching our annual report on the world’s 10 most neglected displacement crises. Join us online or register to come in person if you're in town nrc.no/news/2023/may/…
Journalists colleagues and friends, we need your pens, your cameras, and your microphone to break the international silence on the world's 10 most neglected crises.📢 Join Norwegian Refugee Council for the Neglected Crises report launch this Thursday at 9am CEST: facebook.com/events/5734367…
Why can't we extend the same humanity we showed people in Ukraine to people in countries around the world who are suffering in silence? Watch this video and read Norwegian Refugee Council's list of the world's 10 most neglected crises: nrc.no/news/2023/june…
William Carter Defeat this damned war....