Liam Kelly

The consequences of political actions.

'Malnutrition rates are rising as food, water, and medicine supplies shrink, while the risk of suicide is increasing among young refugees.'

#Uganda #DRC #SouthSudan #Sudan

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Stating the obvious.

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Is ISIL a growing threat in the DR Congo and East Africa? Experts warn that ISIL-affiliated ADF fighters may be stepping up attacks to stay relevant, amid regional peace efforts.

The escalating violence in the DRC & East Africa is devastating for civilians. More displacement, more suffering, more needless loss of life.

#RDC #DRC

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...

It just gets worse by the day.

Sudan:

Whilst the world watches another entirely man-made and avoidable war unfold.

#SouthSudan #Famine

#Sudan

Daily reminder: bombing children is not self-defense.

#Gaza

In simple terms, trying to wipe out an entire people is genocide.

#Gaza

Another reminder: bombing children is not self-defense.

#Gaza

Today's reminder: bombing children is not self-defense.

#Gaza

Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes

Uncomfortable truth.

'In 2020, the global mean temperature was 0.61C higher than 1990. 65% of that increase could be attributed to emissions from the global richest 10%, a group they defined as including all those earning more than €42,980 (£36,472) a year.'

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For those of you concerned with and working on the humanitarian system reset, these are the emerging lines of the EU position:

Full statement here:

www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...

#EU #ERC #Humanitarian

And despite the daily horror on TV and social media, governments supporting and enabling mass displacement, mass starvation, mass rape, and mass murder, have not been pressured into taking action. We, collectively, have failed to make those arguments compelling enough.

There is much to be done.

Common to both is the fact that we have lost the battle of narratives. When US, UK, German, Swiss and other aid was cut and/or dismantled, there was little protest outside of our own echochamber.

To be truly effective, it must be reimagined and reborn, not simply reset. Local voices, local needs, and local knowledge must guide resource allocation. Solutions exist, but becoming people-centered, more efficient and more effective will not spontaneously happen in New York, Geneva, or Brussels.

Secondly, the humanitarian reset doesn't go nearly far enough. NGOs and civil society feel marginalised with the plan of action presented by Tom Fletcher still being overly UN-centric.

The mechanisms for legal recourse are also under attack. In the end, it remains as true as ever that there are no humanitarian solutions to political problems.

Humanitarian diplomacy was discussed, reflecting anger over the lack of political leadership and moral bravery to act - not only issue statements - on behalf of people affected by crises. Violations of international humanitarian law and war crimes are committed on a daily basis with impunity.

Firstly, humanitarians have been unable to end the brutal conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere. There was a huge amount of frustration, anger, and outrage, with a standing ovation for Philippe Lazzarini and the hundreds of UNRWA staff killed.

Much was covered, though two big issues dominated:

It felt at times like large-scale group therapy. Perhaps inevitable given the state of the world and the state of the humanitarian system. There was lots of venting, exasperation, and expressions of support, from rooms full of like-minded aid workers and policy specialists.

After this year's European Humanitarian Forum - larger than ever with over 2,300 attendees - we might ask ourselves what was the point?

The situation in Gaza remains intolerable.

Israel’s strikes in Gaza go beyond what is necessary.

Humanitarian aid must never be politicised or militarised.

Challenging the special status of Jerusalem risks further escalating tensions.

My statement → europa.eu/!4nXrtT

This is significant.

#Gaza #Israel #EU

Gaza's main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition The U.N. children’s agency says more than 9,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza this year, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.

Can you watch this?

#Gaza

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If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act now

'When the security council fails to act because of veto, the UN charter empowers... peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys and deliver aid. The UN general assembly must break the illegal blockade and stop the starvation.'

#Gaza

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Today's reminder: bombing children is not self-defense.

#Gaza

Catherine Russell, UNICEF’s executive director: ‘Cuts in international aid will have an impact on children; there’s no way around it’ The head of the UN children’s agency warns of a critical moment, due to more global conflicts and fewer resources for humanitarian assistance

Typically understated:

'In the end, it’s going to have an impact on children. There’s no way around it. It will result in more children who are not fed, who are not educated.'

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And generally creating circumstances that would lead to a slow death such as the lack of proper food, water, shelter, clothing, sanitation, or subjecting members of the group to excessive work or physical exertion.

#Gaza