Devastated to hear of the passing of @RaffaellaIodic2. She was a fearless champion for women's rights in Afghanistan. @EUinAfghanistan
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Vicki Aken
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Vicki Aken
@vjaken
Mercy Corps CD Ukraine. Former Director of the IRC @RESCUEorg in #Afghanistan and @GOAL_Global in #Syria, #Sudan, #SouthSudan, #SierraLeone. Views are my own.
Kabul Katılım Nisan 2008
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Love my governor and think he will make an amazing VP!
Ilhan Omar@IlhanMN
Congratulations to our next Vice President @Tim_Walz 🥳 Our North Star state Governor has signed universal school meals, paid family and sick leave, marijuana legalization, and protections for reproductive rights into law. Bringing Minnesota nice to the ticket 💪🏽
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Thrilled for Simone Biles and Team USA for taking the gold. Sad that anyone thinks they needed to "redeem themselves" for only winning silver in the last Olympics. Both are pretty amazing accomplishments.
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Vicki Aken retweetledi
This morning's attacks on #Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital are a brutal reminder that attacks against #civilians must stop immediately. Hospitals are #NotATarget, children are #NotATarget. @vjaken
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No excuse for this heartbreaking barbaric Russian attack on the Children's Hospital in Kyiv. cnn.com/2024/07/08/eur…
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Vicki Aken retweetledi
Today’s the day! Tim and I are excited to see the new Minnesota flag displayed across our state.
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Congrats #Switzerland for the #Eurovision victory that promotes an inclusive world. Proud to be an @SwissDevCoop partner in #Ukraine️.
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Pets provide incalculable support in times of crisis. I am delighted by my encounters with these loving creatures on my field visits in #Ukraine️.
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@zainyh A part of me (not the part that might have to manage it) wishes that we had mandatory humanitarian service in conflict zones. Seeing the horrors inflicted on your colleagues, your friends and their families would drive home that these are not terrorists or collateral damage.
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Vicki Aken retweetledi
Our front page tomorrow @Independent
‘The moment has come to do whatever it takes to force Israel to end its war. It has to stop.’
#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Biden expressing anger at Israel for killing humanitarians and starving children while continuing to arm Israel is the equivalent of Republicans offering thoughts and prayers after a mass shooting.
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Apart from the clearly marked aid convoy that had been cleared with the IDF in advance??
An absurd and risible statement from Kirby. Striking an aid convoy is a prima facie violation of IHL, and is part of a clear pattern of IDF behavior.
They need to take him off the podium.
Moshe Schwartz@YWNReporter
NSC Spokesperson John Kirby: There is no evidence that Israel deliberately struck and killed WCK aid workers in Gaza. Kirby adds that to date, the US has found no instances where Israel has violated international humanitarian law in their war with Hamas.
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Vicki Aken retweetledi
“These are the heroes of WCK. These 7 beautiful souls were killed by the IDF in a strike as they were returning from a full day's mission. Their smiles, laughter, and voices are forever embedded in our memories.” - Erin Gore, CEO. Read more: wck.org/news/honoring-…
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Exactly. In fact, Israel gave six different explanations as to why they hit our @MedicalAidPal @RESCUEorg #Gaza compound in Jan.
And the UK Government did nothing in response.
So here we are. The killings of 170 aid workers & @WCKitchen staff are the result of impunity.
Enough.
Rt Hon Alistair Burt@AlistairBurtUK
As far as I am aware, and despite it being raised at the highest level, @FCDOGovUK has not had a response detailing the ‘full and transparent’ investigation by Israel of its bombing of a de-conflicted @MedicalAidPal facility in Gaza on the 18th January. What hope for this?
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@katemoger True. But it is still important to hold people accountable at all levels and the further down in the chain the more control we have to make real change.
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@vjaken Trouble is, in my experience, that it’s really hard to shift the power dynamics that allow some people to control the resources, and measuring differently doesn’t change this fundamental.
Nanyuki, Kenya 🇰🇪 English
How is this still possible? When are these figures going to shift? What is going to make it possible for local leadership to lead (with € attached)? Why do rhetoric and reality remain so stubbornly far apart??
Lizz Harrison@LizzHarrison2
Only 0.07% of the millions flowing into #Ukraine for the #humanitarian response has gone directly to local & nat’l orgs. That’s a long way from the 25% @GrandBargain_ target isn’t it?! Thanks to @AbbyStoddard & friends at @HumOutcomes for the updated figures
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@katemoger The stat I would like to see is how much of the funds in each category goes to local orgs. Are INGOs, UN, pooled funds, etc. living up to their commitments on localization?
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@katemoger While the percentage should higher, we can't equate direct with aid not getting to local agencies. The big donors do not have the capacity to directly manage smaller grants. So the more given directly, the more likely smaller orgs would be left out.
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Vicki Aken retweetledi
📢NEW: Humanitarian NGOs in #Gaza formally submit to US govt that Israel has "arbitrarily denied, restricted, and impeded" aid.
From @RESCUEorg, @CARE USA, @SavetheChildren US, @mercycorps, @NRC_Norway USA, @OxfamAmerica, @MedGlobalOrg & others👇
rescue.org/press-release/…
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Just visited an art therapy session for children run by our partner Perspektiva in Mykolaiv. Below are stuffed animals they give to kids so they have something to hug when in the bomb shelter. Heartbreaking. #Ukraine️ @mercycorps
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While this day celebrates women around the world, every day is a day to thank #Afghanwomen for continuing to demand their right to education, to work, the freedom to live as they wish. They are on the frontlines of the battle for #WomensRights and we all must stand with them.
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