Tom Fletcher
@UNReliefChief
The official account of the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator @UNOCHA
I met Mama Nour in #Sudan in my first week in the job. People like her remind me what humanitarian work is really about: courage, compassion, and never giving up.
This is Mama Nour. In the midst of war and chaos in #Sudan, she's helping women and children survive. Because of courageous women like her, we hold on to hope in humanity, even in the direst of times. Here's her story: bit.ly/4kL75B5
Massive surge of people returning from Iran to Afghanistan – tens of thousands arriving daily. I’ve released $10 million from @UNCERF to scale up life-saving aid and protect most vulnerable from abuse and exploitation.
Due to ongoing violence in Sweida, #Syria, over 93,000 people have been displaced. As humanitarians delivered the first aid envoy Sunday, @UNReliefChief says @UNOCHA is "mobilised to move as much as we can" when security conditions allow. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
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Reports in that @UNOPS premises in central #Gaza was struck today. My immense gratitude & thoughts are with colleagues supporting humanitarian operations in such difficult times. Aid workers must be protected & all parties must abide by international humanitarian law.
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.@WHO’s staff residence in Deir al Balah, #Gaza, was attacked three times today as well as its main warehouse. Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi amid active conflict. Male staff and family members were…
✈ @WFP_UNHAS is how we reach people who would otherwise be unreachable. Let’s keep it flying.
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WFP Statement | #Gaza On the morning of 20 July, a 25 truck WFP convoy carrying vital food assistance crossed the Zikim border point destined for starving communities in northern Gaza. Shortly after passing the final checkpoint beyond the Zikim crossing point into Gaza, the…
Just spoken to @_jwhittall, our superb head of @ochaopt. He’s in Deir el Balah, Gaza, with Israeli airstrikes intensifying. Surrounded by our team, and civilians we stay to help. Exceptional courage and integrity on humanitarian frontline. They are best of UN. And all of us.
Delivery of a first convoy of aid to As-Sweida from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent - including supplies from the UN - is a welcome and desperately needed first step, but much more relief is needed. Our teams in country and HQ are mobilised to move as much as we can.
🚨 The @SYRedCrescent has dispatched a convoy to #Sweida, delivering much needed #humanitarian assistance to families and critical supplies to maintain essential services such as hospitals, bakeries, and access to drinking water. #SweidaAndDaraaResponse
Muchísimas gracias Natalia por tu liderazgo inspirador y con principios del @UNFPA. Te echaremos mucho de menos, pero seguiremos sacando fuerzas de tu buen ejemplo. ¡Sigue adelante!
Conditions in #Gaza have reached unspeakable devastation, with children paying the highest price, UN officials warn “Food is running out. Those seeking it risk being shot,” @UNReliefChief told the Security Council on Wednesday news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
We hold all parties to the standards of international law. We don’t have to choose – and we must not choose – between ending the starvation of civilians in #Gaza and demanding the unconditional release of hostages. My remarks at Security Council:
Thank you Natalia for your principled action and inspirational leadership of @UNFPA. We will all miss you, but continue to draw strength from your example.
What a journey! After 8.5 years, today I bid farewell to @UNFPA and the @UN family. I leave with confidence that a brighter future for women and girls is within reach. I'll be rooting from the sidelines as my amazing colleagues carry our march of progress forward. ¡Adelante!
Vielen Dank an @derspiegel für das ausführliche Gespräch. Die humanitäre Gemeinschaft arbeitet daran, Millionen von Menschen in Not zu helfen. Doch drastische Mittelkürzungen zwingen zu brutalen Entscheidungen über Leben und Tod: spiegel.de/ausland/uno-no…
No fuel in Gaza means no hospitals, no clean water, no food. Our statement. @WHO, @UNDP, @UNFPA, @UNOPS, @UNRWA, @WFP: unocha.org/news/un-warns-…
Emptiness everywhere you go. No kids in school, no food in warehouses, no medicine in clinics. What’s missing tells the story of #Haiti’s crisis. Read more here. bit.ly/4eIQNHj
Conflict is starving #Sudan's children, with the most lethal form of malnutrition surging in different parts of the country. In North Darfur, the number of severely malnourished children has doubled. Vital aid must reach them before it's too late. We need access & funding now.
The number of severely malnourished children has doubled in North Darfur as the nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan. “Children’s lives depend on whether the world chooses to act or look away.” - @UNICEFSudan’s Sheldon Yett. Details. ⬇️ unicef.org/press-releases…
We’re appalled by the reported killing in Gaza today of children and women waiting in line for nutritional supplies provided by UNICEF’s partner organization, Project HOPE. The killing of families trying to access life-saving aid is unconscionable.👇 unicef.org/press-releases…
UN Humanitarian Air Service is lifeline for millions of people who need aid in tough places to reach. Read more from @WFP here👇.
UNHAS ✈️🚁 is not just a transport service, in many places, it is the first link in the humanitarian response chain. Without it, there is no access. Without access, there is no aid. Read the #UNHAS Annual Review 2024 👉 bit.ly/4k37Wwi
The cholera outbreak in Sudan is accelerating – fuelled by conflict, displacement and collapsing health and water systems. I’ve released $5 million from our emergency fund @UNCERF to prevent the spread.
