Honoured that my article 'Ethical considerations for a more equitable approach to One Health in forced migration' has been selected as Editor’s Choice in CABI #OneHealth www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/cabi... Many thanks to the editors for recognizing the value of this work!

Op Prinsjesdag draag ik de kleuren van de watermeloen: symbool van solidariteit met het Palestijnse volk. Want terwijl de Koning ons land toespreekt, vindt in Gaza een verschrikkelijke genocide plaats. Kinderen, gezinnen en journalisten worden uitgehongerd en vermoord. Alle ogen moeten op Gaza! 1/3

Excited to be invited to speak at Cambridge Zero's Safer Environments symposium on 6 Nov 🌍✨

I’ll be discussing zoonotic disease dynamics in forced migration alongside other colleagues tackling the intersections of infectious disease and climate - event details 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Latest blog highlights how effective prevention and response to zoonoses in forced migration requires a broader, more inclusive, and equitable interpretation of the One Health approach, grounded in evidence, cultural sensitivity, and ethical justification www.cabidigitallibrary.org/do/10.5555/b...

📣 Call for papers!

We're inviting submissions for the virtual workshop 'After Sendai: Governing Catastrophic Risks in the Emerging Global Order' (11–12 May 2026) followed by a special issue edited by Kennedy Mbeva, Elena Kavanagh & Reuben Makomere

More details here: shorturl.at/EVHGB

More than half a million people in #Gaza are trapped in famine, according to a new IPC analysis.

Famine is confirmed when three critical thresholds – extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths – have been breached.

Read more: ow.ly/h3wb50WK7B2

At the #IARC2025, Dorien Braam will explore how evolving legal and geopolitical developments could support expanding international humanitarian law to include nonhuman animals and address interspecies injustices.▶ ar-conference.org/dorien_braam #AnimalRights #AnimalLiberation #AnimalRightsConference

In a personal blog, Professor Francesco Checchi discusses the pressing situation in #Gaza amidst increased levels of starvation, and what this may mean for the future 👇

www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Animal welfare, labour migration and zoonotic disease: revisiting the global health risks of interspecies' exploitation from the working paper co-developed with @iom.int migrationhealthresearch.iom.int/migrant-work...

Next week at #ECMN25 @ununiversity.bsky.social: ‘Moving Together: climate change, mobility, and the impact on human and non-human animal health’, as the well-being of species is interconnected, facilitating animals in #climatemobility is critical for #OneHealth www.climatemobilities.network/ecmn25/

“It is a death trap costing more lives than it saves,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini about the US-Israeli aid distribution mechanism in #Gaza.

Hunger should never come with a death sentence.

At a time of record displacement and shrinking support, we always choose solidarity over silence.

This #WorldRefugeeDay, we honour refugees not just with our words, but with action, empathy and unwavering support.

Kom je ook op 24 juni naar GazaBeach op het Noorderstrand nabij Scheveningen Haven?
Meld je hier aan!

www.gazabeach.nl/contact

Staffed by armed contractors instead of experienced humanitarians, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s militarized aid model has rightly been condemned by the U.N., Oxfam, and others for violating core humanitarian principles.

As Research Affiliate at the @cser.bsky.social I will be connecting my work on #OneHealth in the context of #forcedmigration and complex emergencies with broader questions around global catastrophic risk and long-term resilience - looking forward to exploring new collaborations!

Local communities are the first responders before emergency services and humanitarian actors arrive after disasters - decolonizing aid needs to support self-determination, hopefully we will see more of this at conference.ihsa.info; a resource list to start: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2022...

On this day in 1933, Nazis looted the Institute of Sexology to then burn what they had taken a few days later. The Institute carried out vital pioneering work RE understanding trans people and supported calls for equality for gay & transgender people and women. More here: hmd.org.uk/resource/6-m...

My latest paper is out, exploring the opportunities for applying a more inclusive, holistic #OneHealth approach in #forcedmigration contexts, extending moral concern to non-human lives to guide more inclusive and equitable #humanitarian responses
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...

International humanitarian law excludes animals from protection; as disasters and conflict intensify, it’s crucial to rethink legal & practical frameworks to include animals, ensuring more inclusive, equitable & effective humanitarian responses. #IHL #AnimalWelfare www.alaw.org.uk/blog/2025/04...

Here's a dose of good news for #WorldImmunizationWeek.

Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last five decades.

Amid funding crises and conflicts, see how we stay and deliver for children.
www.unicef.org/take-action/...

All 25 supported bakeries in Gaza have now shut down.
As the blockade on Gaza continues for over a month, people face growing risks of severe hunger, malnutrition, and lack of adequate health care.
Urgent humanitarian access is critical to resume lifesaving services
#ceasefire

Glad to see the inclusion of #OneHealth in the draft #PandemicAccord - and grateful to the Action for Animal Health Coalition for letting us be part of their advocacy efforts actionforanimalhealth.org/wp-content/u...

Palestijnse burgers worden afgeslacht en de Nederlandse regering kijkt toe 💔

Mensen lijden honger en dorst. Hele families worden weggevaagd bij bombardementen. Hulpverleners en journalisten zijn doelwit.

We blijven de regering vragen: wat gaat Nederland doen tegen de Israëlische oorlogsmisdaden?