👇🏻 Update on ISP services outage: The OWG team expectation is that service should be restored on 18Dec. This prediction is based on the communication with our ISP provider. In parallel we are finalising the provisioning of new ISP services in Amsterdam and Dublin 🧵

We are able to report that the outage has been resolved. Happy Mapping!

🗣️ Meta has contributed €178k to OpenStreetMap This funding is directed to OSM operations and infrastructure, and helping to bring the OSM community together around the world. Meta #FOSS4G #GISchat #opensource #geospatial (link to blog post is 👇)

Expérience de fin d’année : Cette citation dit en substance que les hommes hétérosexuels réservent leur admiration, leur respect, leur estime à des hommes. J’aimerais mettre cette citation à l’épreuve : hommes de Twitter, quelles femmes admirez-vous ? (Pas de muses : des modèles)

Gros besoins de plasma à la Croix Rouge (+ sang pour certains groupes). Pour le plasma, il suffit de prendre rdv. (Et vous recevrez même parfois un petit cadeau, selon le centre choisi 😊) donneurdesang.be

Ten years after the flight MH17 was destroyed by a Russian BUK missile over Eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, all the evidence so far points to a similar scenario: a civilian plane was hit today by a Russian air defence missile over Grozny. This needs to be investigated ASAP.

Azerbaijani officials have confirmed to Euronews that a Russian surface to air missile downed Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432. A Pantsir SAM reportedly hit Flight 8432 over Grozny, with Russian ATC refusing to allow the damaged aircraft to immediately land.

In this video, we reflect on 2024. Over the year, we have been working round the clock supporting those affected by armed conflict, recognizing their challenges. Moving forward, our commitment to stand by them remains strong & we will continue supporting with the same dedication.

Xplora Depuis le Vaucluse, des piliers étaient visibles aux alentours de 18 h 30. Et actuellement, il y a l'arc auroral !

🚨 Job Alert: We're hiring a new researcher to join our Crisis, Conflict & Arms Division @HRW, who will help us document war crimes & other serious human rights abuses in conflicts & crises around the globe. For more information & to apply, please visit: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightswat…

"It's dehumanising, it's unethical and the decision to take life should not be delegated to a machine. So we hope that states start to talk more about it...and advocate for a prohibition on #AutonomousWeapons systems that target human beings." – verity coyle Amnesty International #CCWUN

Misinformation and hate speech during sensitive times fuel confusion, heighten distress, and can trigger harmful reactions, putting thousands of lives at risk. Before you repost or reply, pause, check your facts, then check again.

This Thursday the team behind Open Source Munitions Portal, from Airwars and ARES , will be sharing how you can use their free tool to identify munitions. Join us on Discord at 5pm CET/12pm EDT: discord.gg/3u4SVNuP?event…

Israël a coupé l'électricité de la dernière usine de dessalement de Gaza encore en état de marche, forçant l'usine, qui approvisionnait 500 000 personnes, à cesser ses activités.

Cluster munitions are deadly and leave long-lasting socio-economical effects on communities. Since they have hundreds of sub-munitions, they are generally free-falling, and incorrect use, wind, and other factors can cause them to strike well outside the intended target area.