Philippa Greer

A couple of minutes of crossing South from Gaza City today. Beyond human and material loss. What is not as easily visible is the erasure of the markers of people’s memories, of their connection to their family stories and histories, where they took their first steps, the homes they built with their own hands. All being taken away from them daily. The loss people are experiencing beyond loss of human life and the destruction of the city. #Gaza

#Israel: Death penalty law constitutes discriminatory regime of capital punishment – UN experts call for repeal, urge Supreme Court to invalidate the legislation before it further entrenches cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment against Palestinians.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

US: Our member, and friend Shelly Kittleson was wrongfully abducted in Baghdad, on March 31st, 2026. We are closely involved in advocacy and support for her release. Read our full statement here. womeninjournalism.org/statements/ira…

Israel abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1954. Today they voted to bring it back — exclusively for Palestinians.

BREAKING: Israel's Knesset has passed a law to execute Palestinian detainees. Death by hanging. Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. 90 days to carry out. It applies through military courts with a 96% conviction rate. It does not apply to Israelis.

"Gaza Strip is now experiencing one of the largest collective psychological disasters in modern history.... the effects of the war are no longer limited to the dead and wounded but have extended to the psychological structure of society as a whole, especially children."

The UN Secretary General announced today the creation of a Task Force which I am very honoured to coordinate. It is for the development of a Mechanism to have safe, orderly, and predictable maritime transit for humanitarian purposes through the Strait of Hormuz. This Task Force includes @UNOPS, @UNCTAD, @IMOHQ, @ICCwbo with cooperation of other #UN 🇺🇳 agencies. The disruptions in maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz risk creating ripple effects impacting humanitarian needs and agricultural production in the coming months. Our focus is to facilitate the trade of commercial fertilisers and the movement of related raw materials. We are standing by to support this lifesaving operation. It is urgent to prevent a massive humanitarian crisis in the Middle East and beyond including in Africa and Asia import-dependent on fertilizers. un.org/sg/en/content/…

"I’m worried they’ll come back, that they’ll kill us in the middle of the night, beat us to death or burn our village like they said they would." Our full report on one man's harrowing account of sexual assault & the settler attack on his village W/ @zeenasaifi & @cyrilthps

Israeli and Palestinian mothers walked barefoot through Rome, urging an end to violence and protection for children affected by the conflict

BREAKING: Iran agrees to facilitate passage of humanitarian shipments through Hormuz Strait at UN's request, envoy says 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/dqwzxy?update=…

@UNCoISyria today released 93‑page report on July 2025 Suwayda violence, which killed over 1,700, and displaced nearly 200,000, in three waves of deadly violence, two against Druze & one against Bedouin civilians, each marked by abuse: bit.ly/3PB29on🧵

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday declaring the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. news.un.org/en/story/2026/…

"A Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment center in Afghanistan on March 16, 2026, was an unlawful attack and a possible war crime....International agencies reported that at least 143 people were killed and more than 250 injured, most of them patients." trib.al/JRaDPbw

Zarqa Yaftali: “It has now been 1,651 days—nearly five years—since girls in Afghanistan have been systematically denied their right to education beyond the sixth grade under Taliban rule. Five years of locked classrooms. @ZarqaYaftali

TODAY: Israeli authorities demolish the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem. Videos by @OrenZiv_

Throughout my 903 days in captivity, I reflected on this odd juxtaposition: my torturers were incredibly ignorant, yet highly skilled at inflicting harm on others. theatlantic.com/international/… I wrote the first draft of this article while still in captivity. Now it's in @TheAtlantic

"Since Friday night, staff at three hospitals have told the BBC they had been overwhelmed with casualties. The BBC Persian service has verified that 70 bodies were brought to just one hospital in Rasht city on Friday night." bbc.com/news/articles/…

"This is about the manipulation and the instrumentalization of humanitarian assistance." As Israel orders @MSF to stop operating in Gaza, its head @Chris_lockyear tells me they're seeing "a propaganda campaign against humanitarian organizations... putting our staff and our activities in acute danger."

Adré border crossing with Chad is crucial for delivering aid in Sudan. I welcome the 3-month extension recently announced, but urge a permanent opening to ensure unrestricted access. There must be no bureaucratic impediments for humanitarian organisations reaching those in need.

More than 101,000 people have fled eastern DR Congo into Burundi in just weeks. We are scaling up our response, but needs are rising faster than resources. Please help with a donation: unh.cr/65cf83830

Far too many children are living through crises that steal their childhoods. From closed classrooms to lost homes, they carry burdens far beyond their years. We need continued collective efforts to create a safer tomorrow #ForEveryChild.