In the past week, over 450K have fled Rafah (+ many more from the north). My colleague shared this photos from Rafah, an area crowded with tents last week now completely empty. Meanwhile, aid operations are grinding to a halt w/closed & non-operational border crossings.

Looking forward to joining CSIS Humanitarian Agenda & delivering a closing keynote at the 2024 Washington Humanitarian Forum this Wednesday, May 15, focused on the intersection of climate and conflict.
Register here: csis.org/events/red-zon…

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms doing their absolute best for their kids despite the obstacles - they should be celebrated each and every day! Also sending love and comfort to those for whom Mother's Day is difficult.

Dismayed by the Biden Admin's report on NSM-20, especially conclusions that Israel is not impeding provision of aid. If aid was being adequately facilitated, 1+M people would not face catastrophic famine conditions a few miles away from food. mercycorps.org/press-room/rel…

I'm deeply moved by harrowing stories from Haiti in The New York Times today. Yvon's journey to a camp when gangs set his house on fire is a reminder of the stark hardships Haitians face: 'We didn’t have time to save anything. We were saving our lives.' nytimes.com/2024/05/08/wor…

The reported reopening of the Kerem Shalom crossing today is good news, but not clear yet if aid is flowing. Regardless, Rafah remains the humanitarian hub and a critical lifeline for aid. Thanks CBS News for having me to discuss the latest in Rafah. youtube.com/watch?v=lblYGe…

MUST READ on hum sector l'ship
Mercy Corps's Harpinder Collacott: Leadership must evolve for partnerships to grow
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'I would love my success to be judged on building a rich, diverse community of actors of all scales & sizes, creating a better world.'

My colleague in Rafah said today that she woke her 6-month-old baby up in the middle of the night to play. With the heavy bombardment, she thought it would be their last night alive: 'If this would be my last night at least I got the chance to hug my daughter for the last time.'

Ending the week with an inspiring group of women!

Sending my deepest condolences to ICRC Sudan after 2 ICRC team members were killed this week in South Darfur & 3 others injured. At least 23 aid workers have been killed in Sudan over the past year. Humanitarians must be guaranteed safe passage & access. #NotATarget

'From a humanitarian perspective, the floating pier is a solution to a problem that does not exist. There is plenty of aid ready and waiting to get into Gaza.' Good read by Mark Leon Goldberg on the reality of the Gaza pier. More aid is welcome, but it won't solve the core problem.

Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement & hunger in #DRC threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action

We must step up our support to the Congolese people
#IASC 👉bit.ly/3JIKYv0

20+ dead overnight from airstrikes in Rafah, including an infant just 5 days old. My colleague in Rafah said last week, 'there are a thousand ways to die in Rafah.' An offensive there would unleash a humanitarian nightmare surpassing even the horror of the last 6 months.

Intense heat now brings new threats to people trying to survive in Gaza. They have little access to water & now sweltering tents. One of my colleagues told of a young woman who died in the street of heat exhaustion trying to get from the North to Rafah. nytimes.com/2024/04/24/wor…

I joined InterAction & 50 other CEOs in urging President Biden to take concrete steps to alleviate human suffering & humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza as famine is imminent & an offensive on Rafah looms. Read our plea: mercycorps.org/press-room/rel…

Celebrating the release of Climate Migration Council's latest resource, A Compendium on Climate Mobility – a comprehensive toolkit for identifying & advancing solutions to climate-induced displacement. Take a look! shorturl.at/jnzN8

Pleased to see US lawmakers pass nearly $10 billion in additional humanitarian and food assistance funding, essential for saving lives in conflict-driven crises. This injection of emergency resources is vital in places like Sudan, Gaza, and Ukraine. mercycorps.org/press-room/rel…

Happy #EarthDay ! We only have one planet. We must rapidly accelerate our efforts to protect it AND protect and support those already suffering the most from the effects of climate change. Join us. mercycorps.org/advance-climat…