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A Forgotten Crisis—Mass Forced Returns Are Pushing Afghanistan to a Breaking Point | Opinion

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 2d

"The Islam Qala reception center is a pit stop for exhausted and disoriented Afghan families. Many are still in shock—unable to understand why they have been uprooted from their lives and brought to Afghanistan"

Read our SG's piece on @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/a-forgotten-...

Strained resources make it difficult for women and girls to access food, clean water, health care, and education.

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Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 3d

Our staff were in #Gaza City last week and the conditions they witnessed are catastrophic.

With winter approaching, bringing cold and rain, urgent action is required. A rapid and substantial scale-up of humanitarian assistance is desperately needed.

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VOICE (Voluntary Organisations In Cooperation in Emergency) @voiceeu.bsky.social · 16d

VOICE members that are among the signatories: @genevacall.org @careorg.bsky.social @savechildreneu.bsky.social @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social @drcngo.bsky.social @solidarites-int.bsky.social @concernworldwide.bsky.social @adraeurope.bsky.social @handicapinter-fr.bsky.social @nrc-global.bsky.social

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 16d

DRC attended the CCM and CCW meetings to share good practices and challenges from the field.
💣Explosive remnants of war, including cluster munitions continue to harm civilians - upholding norms and fostering collaboration is key.
🔗https://brnw.ch/21wW2TQ

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 16d

🤝Joint NGO Statement
As world leaders gather in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly, we call for decisive action to address the worsening crisis threatening to push millions of families beyond the brink of catastrophe: brnw.ch/21wW2Ko

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 17d

🛑 Israel’s mass evacuation order is forcing desperate and starving Palestinians in Gaza to flee once again.

🔉Our staff report overcrowding in displacement sites, a severe lack of food, non-food items and tents and a large increase in family separations.

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Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 17d

1 year after the escalation of hostilities in #Lebanon, Israeli military operations continue daily in the south - despite the ceasefire agreement of 27.11.2024.

DRC & other NGOs call for an immediate end to hostilities & the protection of civilians. See full statement: drc.ngo/resources/ne...

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 23d

The finding by the COI demand immediate action to end the horrendous crimes against Palestinians people.

▶️ Governments must take urgent, concrete measures - the UN General Assembly must act on these findings and safeguard the primacy of international law: shorturl.at/DFv8N

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 24d

Manuel Alejandro Tique worked to assist displaced communities, migrants, and refugees.
Today, he remains detained in Venezuela without access to a trial.
📣 We call for his release.

🔁 Share this post and help us secure the release of Manuel Alejandro.

#AlejandroIsAHumanitarian

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · 26d

One year ago, our colleague Manuel Alejandro Tique was detained while delivering aid to vulnerable communities in Venezuela.

From the Danish Refugee Council, we raise our voice for his release. His family, friends, and colleagues need him back.
#AlejandroIsAHumanitarian #NotATarget

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Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Sep 10

Israel has ordered the mass displacement of the entire Gaza City - 800,000 starved, bombed, and uprooted Palestinian people must flee with nowhere safe to go.

This breach of international law demands urgent global action before Gaza city is erased and the death toll soars even higher 🔗 rb.gy/ksreng

A desperate Palestinian man sits on the rubble on Gaza City

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Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 22

We demand an end to this man-made famine and use of starvation a weapon of war by Israeli authorities. The answer is simple, let in principled humanitarian aid at scale. The world can no longer watch without acting as this catastrophe unfolds + the Palestinian people continue to suffer
#Famineingaza

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Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 21

This is not just an escalation of hostilities; it is a direct targeting of civilians.

We demand accountability. We demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian access, and an end to the deliberate and systematic targeting of civilian sites and shelters.

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 21

📍 5 people killed
📍 18 tents destroyed and damaged

This is the third recorded attack on DRC displacement sites. These assaults are happening as a famine is taking hold, basic services have collapsed, and principled aid is still being blocked.

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 21

On 20 August 2025, the Ashan Falasteen site in Gaza City, managed by DRC and our partner FAFD, was hit by Israel.

DRC is extremely worried about the launch of a large scale offensive by Israeli forces in Gaza City and the continuous targeting of civilians and displacement sites.

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Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 19

#ActForHumanity now.

UN Humanitarian @unocha.org · Aug 18

To those with power and influence.

Last year, we called on you to act:
🔴Respect the rules of war.
🔴Protect humanitarians and civilians.
🔴End impunity.

Nothing changed.

How much more suffering will you ignore?

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we urge you to #ActForHumanity – now.

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 15

The new Israel’s registration rule unlawfully requires INGO to submit sensitive data, including Palestinian staff and donors details. It is not only a serious obstruction to the delivery of aid – it is unsafe, violates humanitarian principles and must be stopped brnw.ch/21wUW0I

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 13

Amid the current lean season, a cholera outbreak, and the continuous influx of Sudanese displaced people, we call on funders to act now and help us scale up the humanitarian response—bringing protection and dignity to those who have lost everything.

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 13

Gender-based violence and food insecurity are on the rise, while people struggle to access dignified shelter and sanitation facilities.

We are on the ground delivering immediate, lifesaving assistance to displacement-affected communities, but our response remains significantly underfunded.

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 13

More than 70,500 people—primarily women and children—have arrived in a region already struggling to provide essential services to its population. Data collected by DRC warns of serious protection risks due to a climate of tension and insecurity.

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 13

A new front has opened in the world’s most devastating displacement and hunger crisis. The latest clashes in the El Fasher area of Sudan have forced civilians to flee and seek refuge in neighbouring Chad, creating a major humanitarian crisis in the border provinces of Wadi Fira and Eastern Ennedi. ⬇️

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Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 12

We demand an immediate #ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian access, and an end to the systematic targeting of civilians and aid operations.

Danish Refugee Council @drcngo.bsky.social · Aug 12

These were families already displaced by the war, seeking safety in what should have been a protected civilian site.
Israel’s repeated targeting of shelters and civilian infrastructure in Gaza is not an accident and it is a violation of international humanitarian law.