BREAKING: The US military’s much-criticised $230m floating aid pier off the coast of Gaza is being shut down, only two months since it became operational. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/pf7xy3

This global IT outage has all the signs of Clippy exacting his revenge from being fired from Microsoft

Belgium launched the 'Call to Action for Palestinian Children in the West Bank and Gaza', together with Jordan and EU. A call to end the violence in Palestine & to protect children. 60 other countries have joined this call. Time for tangible action. #ceasefire

JOB ALERT: We are seeking a Project Manager for our Papua New Guinea (PNG) programme. The role will develop & manage our #peacebuilding & conflict resolution work in Hela Province & expand & develop our work in Morobe Province, PNG. More info here: buff.ly/4frFKlY

A confession from Peace Direct 👇 We're still working on practicing what we preach. Our 'Transforming Partnerships' report is packed with recommendations from Global South civil society. But are our own practices up to scratch? Read our reflections: peacedirect.org/peace-directs-…

Netanyahu’s standing ovation in Congress.

Nothing PM Netanyahu said in today's speech changes the reality on the ground for Palestinians. Israel continues to obstruct aid, bomb, displace and starve civilians. We need a #ceasefirenow, hostages returned safely, full access for humanitarian aid & to stop arms sales.

The incredibly alarming discovery of the poliovirus in Gaza only adds to the besieged territory’s status as one of “the most dangerous places to be a child right now”, the ED of Unicef, Catherine Russell, adding that Gaza was increasingly lawless. theguardian.com/world/article/…

📢New report by @acaps on the climate risks facing Afghanistan 2024-2030 In the top ten most vulnerable countries to climate change this report highlights the main complications. Full report: 🔗acaps.org/fileadmin/Data… Evidence Aid summaries for more: 🔗evidenceaid.org/resource/commu…

How grim things are this #WorldHumanitarianDay - let’s hope we see a shift with leaders realising there is no time to wait…

Breakdown or breakthrough: the UN Summit of the Future devpolicy.org/breakdown-or-b…

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Day 2 is kicking off! I’m excited to be co-facilitating a session with Siale from ⁦PIANGO Pacific 2030⁩ on #localisation at the ⁦Council for International Development Aotearoa NZ⁩ Annual Conference!

How do we reimagine a state when territory, possibly all territory, could be lost to sea level rise? Steven Ratuva Pro-Vice Chancellor, #pacific, from ⁦University of Canterbury⁩ at the ⁦Council for International Development Aotearoa NZ⁩ Annual Conference today asks the hard questions.

In conflict, civilians always pay the highest price. War is not the answer. We need peace.

1111 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. International NGOs, including programmes led by UNICEF, are also banned from providing community-based education. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

ODI: Think change: Should a Northern donor exist in the 21st century? Introducing a new dialogue series odi.org/en/insights/sh… Important questions raised by Heba Aly and Nilima Gulrajani

Jump in and listen to this special episode that launched today! Australia's Humanitarian Coordinator ACFID Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Council for International Development Aotearoa NZ InterAction Bond UN OCHA Asia Pacific Minderoo Foundation

🎙️Have you caught up on the latest season of #IThinkYoureOnMute? All 5 episodes are streaming now on Spotify | Soundcloud | Apple Podcasts Thank you to our guests, to the @fao for Eps 1 & 2, & everyone who tuned in! We look forward to bringing you the next season! #Humanitarian