TODAY is the Global Day of Action to #StopSendingArms . Arms sales and transfers to Israel MUST STOP and steps towards an immediate sustained ceasefire must begin. End the human suffering in #Gaza now

I am deeply alarmed by reports of mass graves in Gaza.
 
Independent investigators must be allowed immediate access.
 
The families of the dead have a right to know what happened.

The world has a right to accountability for any violations of int’l law that may have taken place.

Alongside 28 other organisations, we're urging Rishi Sunak to immediately restore and increase funding to UNRWA.

The denial of funding will only lead to more deaths, at a time when the International Court of Justice has underscored the need to prevent the risk of genocide and…

BREAKING: U.S.-Made Weapons Used by Government of Israel in Violation of International Law and U.S Law

Amanda M Klasing, National Director for Government Relations with Amnesty International USA, said:

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.Martin Griffiths says improvements in #Gaza aid access, such as the reopening of the #Erez crossing, 'cannot be used to prepare for or justify a full-blown military assault on #Rafah .' He warns that no humanitarian plan can counter the devastating effect that an Israeli ground

Despite dire needs, the #Syria crisis is at risk of being forgotten. But decreased attention and funding pose a great danger for the country and the region.

On #Syria Conf2024, we share 6 recommendations on how the EU can best support those most affected.

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The UN Humanitarian ERC will be required to lead UN’s humanitarian response to multiple complex crises & many situations besides & doubtless to come. An important letter to António Guterres on selection of the new ERC beyond UK nationality from our Plan International UK CEO Rose Caldwell & peers.

Sudan has the current biggest displacement crisis of children, Catherine Russell Catherine Russell says, calling the situation 'devastating.'

'Whether it's in Gaza or in Sudan or Haiti...children are suffering so much,' she says of the generational impact of conflicts on children.

Our colleagues Save the Children International #Gaza . Sacha Myers: 'I was also struck by the numbers of lone children. You are driving through what feels like an empty street and then suddenly you see children climbing out of the rubble.' #StopSendingArms #CeasefireNOW
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UAE calls on RSF and SAF to cease hostilities, and expresses 'deep concern' over risk to El Fasher.

Important. But will only be meaningful if UAE also halts its illegal arms transfers to the RSF.
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SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

From MSF today: 'We have responded to 3 mass casualty events at South Hospital in El Fasher over the past week and treated over 100 wounded patients. There is also a catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Zamzam camp that requires a massive scale-up in the humanitarian response.'

NEW: USAID has privately assessed that Israel is not complying with President Biden’s requirement that countries receiving US arms facilitate rather than restrict humanitarian aid.

That should render Israel ineligible to receive US arms under Biden’s policy (NSM-20) and possibly US law.

Sabreen Jouda’s home in the southern #Gaza city of #Rafah was hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before midnight Saturday. Her parents and 4-year-old sister were killed. Sabreen, only 5 days old, has now died too. #CeasefireNOW #StopSendingArms

It's hard to understand why an economics professor showing concern for a student would be thrown to the ground and arrested. This is not an obvious way to defuse a crisis.

Memorial Service at Natl Cathedral for World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in #Gaza broadcast here. Watching in solidarity & outrage at their murders & for all aid workers in Gaza who have been killed by Israeli military in complete violation of IHL. #NotATarget twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

'Everybody seems to be on a countdown to war across the largest displacement camp on earth #Rafah . There is no information, consultation, advice, or hope. Humanitarians are not hearing from the western sponsors of Israel & from Israel itself' Jan Egeland
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BREAKING: Amnesty International Urges University Administrations to Respect and Protect Students’ Rights to Protest

Paul O'Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, said:

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Another day - another grim discovery of mass grave in Gaza. Fifty-one more bodies from Nasser Hospital.

Some bodies with hands bound and appearances of shot execution style.

More than 300 bodies retrieved from two of the largest hospitals in Gaza after Israeli sieges end this…

This week, Israeli forces used anti-tank missiles, armoured bulldozers & live fire in a refugee camp in #Tulkarem killing at least 14 Palestinians, incl 3 children. Homes were destroyed, left w/ no water or electricity, & bodies strewn on the street.

This is the #WestBank .