South Africa's legal team already achieved something remarkable. It managed to express beautifully the global cry for justice for Palestinians. It was an act of international solidarity that restored faith, regardless of the legal outcome, in the 'basic precepts of humanity.'

Community-led information at its best: Important article on how migrants on the move in the Darién Gap are taking the lead telling their stories and shaping narratives around needs and risks nytimes.com/2023/12/20/wor…

BREAKING: According to the UN World Food Programme World Food Programme, after 10 weeks of hostilities in #Gaza , half of the population is starving, with little access to food, water, and shelter. Under IHL the use of starvation of the civilian population as a method of warfare is prohibited.

Communication is life-saving aid.

Blackouts in #Gaza cannot continue. Information and telecommunications must be included in humanitarian access negotiations.

Read CDAC Network's call for action: cdacnetwork.org/policy-briefs/…

#CommIsAid

More important conversations on what has changed this 2023, what comes ahead - and why Gaza's crisis is a watershed for collective reflection on neutrality.

I spoke to The New Yorker about the Israel-Gaza war and the killing of journalists - and what the impact of the West's response has been on journalists not just in Gaza but the wider region.
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The right to “seek, receive and impart information and ideas” is enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of #HumanRights

On #HumanRights Day, we emphasise that upholding rights to information and expression empowers people to claim ALL rights
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Important discussion on the interconnection btw human rights & humanitarian aid by HPG - can hum actors afford being neutral as they witness an increasing backlash on basic rights?
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Last call to join this event later today. Get together and learn how we can support Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness with an Information Ecosystem perspective! Happening at 3pm CET/ 9AM EDT / 1PM UTC Internews

✨¡Ya es hoy! Presentaremos el Handbook on #Femicide & #Feminicide durante el 3er Congreso sobre violencias de género. Es a las 2pm (CdMx) y se transmitirá por YouTube ⬇️

It's happening again! Join us next Tuesday for the 2nd session of our Rooted in Trust research series! We will discuss how information ecosystems can be better prepared for health emergencies, drawing on DRC, Mali and South Sudan cases. Register here: internews.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

At #UN HQ , #UN SG António Guterres says #IDF is 'hitting civilians, hospitals, refugee camps, mosques, churches & #UN facilities, including shelters.' Calls #Gaza a graveyard for children & adds 'more journalists have reportedly been killed over a four-week period than in any

𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚.
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨.
𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝.
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙣𝙤𝙬.

Heads of 18 UN agencies & NGOs issue a joint statement on #Gaza .

Today, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board launched its new report assessing global pandemic preparedness.

How did the world score?

⬇️Low.

A brief recap in this 🧵

Can we safeguard lifesaving information in the age of AI?

@RMardiniICRC will open the CDAC Network Public Forum, where we'll explore shifts in the digital and communication environment – and ask what they mean for the future of humanitarian response.

🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/communicatio…

Three weeks of #Israel - #Gaza hostilities, a few legal observations can and should be made. Some capture serious violations that have been perpetrated, and continue to occur, others relate to premeditated atrocities that should be prevented by all means. Ten points:

The lesson of 9/11: Observe Law. No attack is a justification for the bridge of International Humanitarian Law. #CeaseFireInGaza

Join us next Wednesday! We will kick off our @internews Rooted in Trust research series by discussing how inequity fosters mistrust in health information, its impacts humanitarian responses and what can we do about it. Register here: internews.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Global climate discussions tend to focus on statistics and timelines for future action, ignoring the immediate impacts already affecting people or the solutions they can bring to the table - Check this great report by @ODI_Globali StateUp & Rooted in Trust team @internews