Global Emergency Response Coalition

Coalition members are working around the clock to reduce the impact #COVID19 will have in countries w/ weaker health systems. More on our global response: ow.ly/Tflz50z19GW @CARE @IMC_Worldwide @RESCUEorg @mercycorps @OxfamAmerica @PlanUSA @SavetheChildren @WorldVisionUSA

Prepare your heart to give during tomorrow’s #GivingTuesdayNow. Let’s empower kids all over the world with clean water and sanitation in the fight against #COVID_19.

A truly global threat like #COVID19 affects every person on the planet and presents an opportunity to come together as a global community. Together we can stand, and together we heal. Tomorrow is #GivingTuesdayNow: ow.ly/7z4i50zlDoR

The IRC’s analysis reveals that the world’s most vulnerable countries could see up to 1 billion #COVID19 infections and 3.2 million deaths unless we act now. Go inside our analysis and find out how we got to these sobering numbers: bit.ly/2KTpVrc

How do you explain the #coronavirus to children? Assistant teachers on our Jordan team are developing instructional videos and even handwriting workbooks so children with disabilities are able to get the additional support they need. 🚸

In times of uncertainty, our greatest powers lie in human connection and grassroots generosity. Counting down the days to #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5. ow.ly/7z4i50zlDoR #COVID19 #emergencyresponse @GivingTuesday Photo: @PlanUSA

We've distributed more than 11,000 hygiene kits in Indonesia. And that's because of caring supporters you! You're helping to save lives all across the world. Thank you. 💙

Oxfam's #Bangladesh Country Dir on our #COVID19 response in Cox's Bazar to @HuffPost: “I talk to my team members & ask them, ‘Are you not afraid?’ The reply is, ‘[The #refugees] are now my relatives, I care about them & this is the time they need us most.’”bit.ly/3f8f9LB

What are your plans for celebrating #GivingTuesdayNow? There are many ways to participate — whether it’s by helping neighbors, sharing a skill, advocating for an issue close to your heart, or giving to the Coalition. Every act of generosity counts. ow.ly/4fhV50zt0Cc

The world is celebrating the valor of health workers. But in Syria, they’re still being killed. Must-read by IRC’s @KellyRazzouk and @CatanzanoAmanda in @CNN: bit.ly/2SjI3yA

As some countries in Africa continue to battle #Ebola, the threat of a #COVID19 outbreak looms. bit.ly/3bOiMnT

Paola, 9, and her family are among thousands of Venezuelans forced to flee to Colombia. On the ground, our member @mercycorps is helping meet families’ urgent needs & distributing hygiene kits in response to #COVID19. Learn more about our global response: ow.ly/IXOC50zmWpL

#COVID19 has exposed preexisting inequalities & caused new challenges in our own communities & around the🌍 We know this can feel overwhelming & isolating so we put together a list of ways you can still show up for others, even from your couch! bit.ly/2ySzRyo

We are proud to participate in #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of generosity in response to #COVID19. We can all come together & give back, no matter who or where we are. @CARE @IMC_Worldwide @RESCUEorg @mercycorps @OxfamAmerica @PlanUSA @SavetheChildren @WorldVisionUSA

"There remains a small window of time to mount a robust response." Read about our new analysis warning of up to 1 billion #COVID19 infections if we don’t act now, in @BBCNews: bit.ly/2Y9b43E

School closures due to the #coronavirus have disrupted learning for 1.5 billion students worldwide, and most don’t have options for remote learning. Help girls like 15-year-old Fatima stay educated at home during #COVID19: ow.ly/zY0J50zpJce @PlanUSA

#FridayFact: "This is one of the biggest threats in the past 100 years to face Yemen...It's time for the parties to stop fighting each other and start fighting COVID-19" — @FilippoGrandi. We must fight #COVID19 together to prevent further tragedy striking the people of Yemen 🇾🇪

"I am worried about everyone I love. Almost all children around the world are in the same situation." 14 year-old Maya shares what life is like in Za'atari camp during the #coronavirus pandemic as her family, like many others, prepares to celebrate #Ramadan in lockdown.

We know the #COVID19 pandemic is likely to have adverse and disproportionate effects on women and girls, particularly in the rise of #genderbasedviolence. Our member @CARE is working to prevent and respond to the issue in 24 countries around the world. ow.ly/fPmZ50zmGCX

“We need to see sweeping action across the globe to help offset some of this crisis’ worst impacts on the world’s most vulnerable.” Oxfam’s Tariq Ahmed spoke with @ipsnews on how #COVID19 will affect @UN’s #SDGs: bit.ly/2VQxaFj

What we're reading: "...just as this new #coronavirus has ambushed the lives of millions, we should brace ourselves now for another pandemic, the #hunger pandemic that may follow, sowing the seeds of #famine in its wake." ow.ly/dTY950zmHP9 via @washingtonpost #COVID19