#Myanmar: "As the seven-year anniversary of the Rohingya crisis nears, the horrific situation in Rakhine State looks disturbingly familiar," says Joe Freeman of Amnesty International. amnesty.org/en/latest/news….

UN fears repeat of 2017 atrocities against Rohingyas dhakatribune.com/355832

Seven years ago today, over 742,000 Rohingya people were forced to seek refuge in Bangladesh. Today, without formal refugee status and considered stateless, they are living in limbo. nrc.no/feature/2024/r…

“On this anniversary we remember not just the lives lost and destroyed, but also the failure to act on warnings to prevent genocide,” says Tun Khin of Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK - BROUK. brouk.org.uk/7th-anniversar…

"No time to lose" - Seven years after genocidal attacks, the world must act to stop new atrocities against the #Rohingya: UN Special Rapporteur on #Myanmar UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews urges world leaders to replace words of commemoration with action. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Last week, the Taliban issued horrific new edicts banning women from showing their faces, interacting with unrelated men, & having their voices heard, calling them "awraa" (parts of the body to be kept private). Afghan women are fighting back with a campaign of singing & poetry.

"The space that people have been confined to is so minimal. There are tanks in areas that used to be designated as safe areas." Louise Wateridge explains that, while people in #Gaza keep fleeing carrying what they can & mostly moving by foot, there is nowhere safe in the #GazaStrip

A 10-month-old baby is Gaza's first confirmed polio case in 25 years, following UN calls for a pause in Israel’s war to allow child vaccinations.

The scale and intensity of Israel's four-day incursion in Jenin is very alarming. Israeli forces keep obstructing access to health facilities blocking and even targeting ambulances, delaying people’s access to care.

Dozens of healthcare workers in the UK knelt down outside London’s St. Thomas' Hospital to protest against Israel's detainment of Palestinian healthcare workers.

I received this message from a former colleague in Afghanistan yesterday. She said I could share it. It tells a powerful story... "We are the generation born into war, raised by it. We never knew the joy of a carefree childhood, always burdened by hardship. Our dreams of

The Palestine Red Crescent Society continues to distribute bread daily to hundreds of displaced and affected families in #KhanYunis Governorate due to the ongoing war on #Gaza. This is achieved by supplying several bakeries with the essential materials needed to produce hundreds

12 people have died in the Channel; 6 were children. As we mourn them, we hope that yet another tragedy, in addition to anti-trafficking measures, accelerates long term responses: safe pathways, cooperation among states, more aid upstream to stabilize flows, conflict resolution.

Children in Malaysian immigration detention centers are at risk of physical abuse and psychological harm. The Malaysian government needs to recognize detaining children, even separately from adults, is not a solution. bit.ly/3XE6zwk

May this haunt us all for the rest of our days

Israel’s siege now blocks 83% of food aid reaching Gaza. Gaza doesn’t have enough food for the children. It’s not famine. It’s forced starvation. Forced starvation is an act of genocide.

It has been revealed today by Save the Children UK that 710 newborn babies have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. If you can not condemn the actions of a Government that has killed 710 newborn babies, and demand sanctions against them, what more will it take?

The international community stands with Palestine. Peoples of the world choose the UN Charter, its purposes and principles, international law, and justice. Nations of the world stand for morality, legality, and humanity.

An artist has created this memorial to the children of Gaza using 15,000 teddy bears.

This photo tells a powerful story. It reflects the situation of the Rohingya refugee children's education system in the camps in Bangladesh. They want education, not your biscuits. Let them have the opportunity to learn and build a better future.