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Tom Fletcher

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Personal a/c of @UNReliefChief. Ex Head Hertford College; UK Ambo; No 10. ✍️ Naked Diplomat, 10 Survival Skills For World In Flux, The Ambassador, The Assassin.

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In Kandahar, I had two hours of genuine dialogue with de facto Governor. Then met returnees – families separated, children arriving alone. Toured hospital hit hard by aid cuts. And thanked humanitarians, especially women, delivering despite challenges.

In Kandahar, I had two hours of genuine dialogue with de facto Governor.

Then met returnees – families separated, children arriving alone. Toured hospital hit hard by aid cuts. And thanked humanitarians, especially women, delivering despite challenges.
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Harrowing visit to Kandahar’s main hospital. Cutting funding for those in greatest need is not something to boast about. For millions, it is a death sentence.

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Why do I think aid cuts will cost lives? Because we are already seeing it. This is the impact in Afghanistan: women cycling three hours to give birth, mines uncleared, babies dying.

Why do I think aid cuts will cost lives?

Because we are already seeing it.

This is the impact in Afghanistan: women cycling three hours to give birth, mines uncleared, babies dying.
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For parts of the world, climate change is a hoax, a political dividing line, a cause of sunnier April weekends, a problem for future generations. Here in Kandahar, it is a killer.

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I challenge anyone who celebrates aid cuts to sit with a woman who has lost her child because she had to cycle for three hours while in labour to get the care that she needed. barrons.com/news/despite-w…

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Afghan women had their education taken from them. Now they have their clinics taken from them. But you cannot take away their defiance or hope.

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“Many of the women on whom so much of the sector depended are having to drop out because their wages have been slashed due to the cuts, and so the needs are mounting,” said Tom Fletcher in an interview with CNN.

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On Gaza: "Yes, the hostages must be released, now....But international law is unequivocal: As the occupying power, Israel must allow humanitarian support in....To the Israeli authorities, and those who can still reason with them, we say again: lift this brutal blockade. Let

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Blocking aid starves civilians. It leaves them without basic medical support. It strips them of dignity and hope. It inflicts a cruel collective punishment. Blocking aid kills.

Blocking aid starves civilians. It leaves them without basic medical support. It strips them of dignity and hope. It inflicts a cruel collective punishment. Blocking aid kills.
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I reiterate this pressing call by Tom Fletcher. Israel must immediately and unconditionally lift the blockade of aid, which goes against international humanitarian law. Humanitarian aid organisations stand ready to deliver urgently needed assistance.

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Speaking to UN News from #Afghanistan, Tom Fletcher said he had raised with Taliban officials the importance of women’s participation in humanitarian efforts and their right to education. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

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Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees have been forced to return to Afghanistan. UN and NGO partners are working in unison to be the first port in the storm as they arrive.

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Exclusive interview with Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief - English WATCH: youtu.be/Hj9yxcs00Fw #ArianaNews #TomFletcher #OCHA #Afghanistan

Exclusive interview with Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief - English

WATCH: youtu.be/Hj9yxcs00Fw

#ArianaNews #TomFletcher #OCHA #Afghanistan
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Earlier this week, UN News caught up with Tom Fletcher. In an interview, he warned that the global aid system must undergo a "humanitarian reset", exploring new sources of funding, as major donors sharply reduce their contributions. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

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New Humanifesto out tonight. 👇 Green humanitarian potential in China. Aid cuts biting hard in Afghanistan, and tea with the Taliban. Gaza. Plus comms challenges, an unexpected Shania Twain/AI take on reform of the humanitarian system. linkedin.com/pulse/humanife…

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Practical meeting with Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen in Copenhagen. Much in common: promoting gender equality, climate action, and lifesaving work. We count on Denmark MFA 🇩🇰's continued support for humanitarian reset as we regroup, reform and renew.

Practical meeting with Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs <a href="/larsloekke/">Lars Løkke Rasmussen</a> in Copenhagen.

Much in common: promoting gender equality, climate action, and lifesaving work. 

We count on <a href="/DanishMFA/">Denmark MFA 🇩🇰</a>'s continued support for humanitarian reset as we regroup, reform and renew.
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Energizing and inspiring retreat, partly in castle where Hamlet was set: “to thine own self be true”. For UN, this means saving lives, stopping wars, building opportunity for people, and speaking truth to power. It is tough right now, but we have hope. And a plan.