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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · 14d

Was a pleasure to meet so many at #CGI2025

Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · 16d

We’re in New York City helping mOm Incubators get funding to send more incubators to Gaza.

It’s a great bit of kit that keeps premature babies warm. Easy to use, clean, move, and power.

www.momincubators.com

Conference context. People looking at an incubator around a table.

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · 16d

We’re in New York City helping mOm Incubators get funding to send more incubators to Gaza.

It’s a great bit of kit that keeps premature babies warm. Easy to use, clean, move, and power.

www.momincubators.com

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · 18d

We’re at the @clintonglobal.bsky.social in NYC tomorrow and Thursday. Say hi if you’re attending.

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · 24d

The U.N. refugee agency: governments around the world, especially in the Global North, which includes the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers — even threatening its very existence.

apnews.com/article/asyl...

UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat

The U.N. refugee agency says that governments around the world are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers even threatening its very existence.

apnews.com

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Sep 11

The African Studies Program at the @utoronto.ca is hosting the event: The Making of a Crisis: Unpacking Sudan's Neglected War.

Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Making of a Crisis: Unpacking Sudan's Neglected War. A panel with activist and co-founder of Sudan Bukra TV Husam Mahjoub, who will speak to the role of the UAE in the war in Sudan and Humanitarian Aid and Development Expert Iman Ahmed, who will speak to the humanitarian situation. This will be followed by a Q&A facilitated by student leaders from the Sudanese Student Union. See poster below for more details.
The panel will take place on Monday, Sept. 22 at 6 pm at the William Doo Auditorium on the St. George campus. Delicious Sudanese refreshments and snacks will be served.
The event is free and you can register here to hold your place.

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Sep 2

Strong aftershock hits Afghanistan after quake kills more than 1,400

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Strong aftershock hits Afghanistan after quake kills more than 1,400 people

Many remain trapped under rubble as rescuers use helicopters in remote areas hit by recent landslides.

www.bbc.com

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Sep 2

Terrible news from Afghanistan as an earthquake has killed over 800 people.

Consider donating to Afghan Relief:

www.afghan-relief.org/appeals/afgh...

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A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman, and Nuristan, near Jalalabad and the Pakistan border. The quake struck at a shallow depth, causing severe structural damage, landslides, and blocked roads in remote areas, isolating entire communities.

www.afghan-relief.org

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Aug 11

Our CEO was on CBC National News last week talking about aid drops to Gaza.

Gaza needs thousands of truckloads of aid per day. Canada's air drop of half a truckload once is insignificant.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

CBC News Network’s Natasha Fatah speaks with CEO of Humanitarian Associates Chris Houston

Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.

www.cbc.ca

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Aug 7

New report from @doctorswithoutborders.org: "This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing"

#Gaza #GazaHumanitarianFoundation

www.msf.org/not-aid-orch...

Testimonies from our patients describing their experiences at the GHF
distribution sites depict a level of dehumanisation and violence, both
indiscriminate and targeted, which is beyond disturbing. As described
by MSF’s medical coordinator, our teams were mentally prepared for
responding to conflict — but not to civilians killed and maimed while
seeking aid. They were not prepared for treating starving and unarmed
Palestinians who had been gunned down as if they were animals, often
while penned into metal-gated areas. The medical data is clear. This is not aid. It is orchestrated killing.

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Aug 7

New report from @gccanada.bsky.social:

Communicating Evidence for Humanitarian Innovations

humanitariangrandchallenge.org/wp-content/u...

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Aug 5

Canada’s aid drop of 10 metric tons of aid represented 0.02% of the aid needed daily to Gaza. It’s a photo-op, a stunt, and a distraction from addressing the real issues.

Chris Houston @chrishouston.ca · Aug 5

During my 5 minute interview on CBC News yesterday I described air drops as an utterly inadequate response to humanitarian needs in Gaza.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

CBC News Network’s Natasha Fatah speaks with CEO of Humanitarian Associates Chris Houston

Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.

www.cbc.ca

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Aug 5

Our CEO @chrishouston.ca was on CBC News yesterday talking about the inadequacies of air drops to Gaza and the need for a lasting ceasefire.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

CBC News Network’s Natasha Fatah speaks with CEO of Humanitarian Associates Chris Houston

Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.

www.cbc.ca

Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Jul 18

Big humanitarian organizations are continuing their relationship with Boston Consulting Group despite Gaza scandal
@willrworley.bsky.social

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...

Big Aid sticks with Boston Consulting Group despite Gaza scandal

While quick to condemn the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, many groups are unwilling to distance themselves entirely from BCG.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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IFRC @ifrc.org · Jun 17

The IFRC mourns the loss of four colleagues from Iranian Red Crescent.

Our hearts go out to their families, loved ones, and every member of the Iranian Red Crescent.

We urgently reiterate our call: Respect and protect humanitarian staff and volunteers.

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Lauren Turek @laurenfturek.bsky.social · Jun 16

A Boston University professor of global health has done the math and created a website to visualize and track the effects of the Trump/DOGE dismantling of USAID.

"As of June 15, the death toll for adults and children from aid funding cuts topped 340,000 and came out to 103 deaths per hour."

The impact of Trump's cuts to humanitarian aid, by the numbers

Brooke Nichols, a professor of global health who models infectious diseases and used to work on a USAID-funded program herself, is crunching the numbers to quantify the impact of the pullback on U.S. ...

www.ncronline.org

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · May 5

South Sudan: @msf.org strongly condemns the bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State

Bombing of only hospital in Old Fangak puts healthcare of 110,000 people at risk

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/south-sudan-...

South Sudan: MSF strongly condemns the bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan. The attack began at around 4:30am when two helicopter gunships first dr...

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca

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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · Apr 26

Good news- Uganda declares end of #Ebola outbreak. A great achievement.
www.afro.who.int/countries/ug...

Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak, less than three months after the virus was confirmed in the capital Kampala.

www.afro.who.int

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Apr 12

OCHA, the UN’s emergency aid coordination arm, to cut staff by a fifth - @irwinloy.bsky.social

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/04...

OCHA, the UN’s emergency aid coordination arm, to cut staff by a fifth

The agency is to lose 500 staff positions and restructure operations, as it grapples with a $58 million shortfall.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Apr 8

Most of the world’s foreign aid comes from governments, not philanthropic foundations

A bar graph titled "More than 95% of foreign aid comes from governments, rather than private donors" illustrates the distribution of foreign aid in 2023. The left portion shows a large maroon bar labeled "Foreign aid from governments," reaching $232 billion. The right section features a smaller tan bar labeled "Foreign aid from private donors," indicating $11 billion. A note beside the tan bar states that 4.5% of foreign aid came from private philanthropic donors. The footnote specifies that "Private donors" refers to philanthropic foundations reporting to OECD and excludes many individual charity donations or private investments. The data source is attributed to OECD (2024) and indicates that the information is shared under a Creative Commons BY license.

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IFRC @ifrc.org · Mar 30

The IFRC condemns the killing of eight Palestine Red Crescent Society medics in Gaza.

We are heartbroken. These dedicated humanitarians, killed while responding to the wounded, should have been protected. We mourn their loss and stand with the Palestine Red Crescent.

Full statement: bit.ly/427LXxp

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Mar 30

NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.

This is what actual campus censorship looks like.

‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation

A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Humanitarian Associates @humanitarianassociates.org · Mar 30

"An American surgeon who's been working in two Gaza hospitals for the past three weeks has said that wounded Palestinian patients have died because of the lack of equipment and supplies."

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Israel-Gaza war: Wounded Palestinians dying over lack of supplies, surgeon says

Dr Mark Perlmutter says doctors are working without soap, antibiotics or x-ray facilities, as Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas.

www.bbc.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Mar 29

Was speaking with a USAID person yesterday explaining how at any other time countless phone lines wld be buzzing, working groups stood up, go-teams and aid being dispatched to after the Myanmar quake. Now ... nothing.

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International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · Mar 29

Healthcare workers save lives: they are not part of the fight.

Respecting and protecting them is a legal and moral obligation for all parties to armed conflicts—no exceptions.

Healthcare workers: they are not part of the fight, they are not a target.

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