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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 6h

We’re calling for rapid, unimpeded humanitarian access so people can receive the protection, food, and care they urgently need.

An immediate ceasefire is needed to ensure the protection of Palestinians and the release of the remaining hostages.

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 6h

After over two years of Israeli bombardment, the situation on the ground in Gaza is absolutely devastating.

90% of the population is displaced. Nearly every single person in Gaza is in need of humanitarian assistance.

This cannot be allowed to go on any longer.

Image: A woman holding a young child walking past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza.

Text: The devastation in Gaza must end.

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 2d

“There is a tremendous sense that the country has fallen apart and hasn’t yet been put back together.”

IRC President and CEO David Miliband describes the devastation in Khartoum following a recent visit to Sudan in @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Rebuilding Khartoum Will Cost Billions That Sudan Doesn’t Have

Nearly 2 million people are expected to return to Khartoum by year’s end. They’re finding looted homes, collapsed infrastructure and little aid

www.bloomberg.com

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 6d

“The scale of this crisis is one whose magnitude is not being properly recognised in the international system. Neglect is feeding division and division is feeding fear.”

IRC President and CEO David Miliband reflects on a recent trip to Sudan in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Deaths, disappearances and forced recruitment: refugees recount horrors of relentless war in Sudan

Refugees who left Darfur and Khartoum for South Sudan say they feared being targeted by both sides in conflict

www.theguardian.com

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 6d

Family reunion is not a ‘golden ticket’—it’s a lifeline.

The decision to strip refugees of this right is a devastating blow to families seeking safety. Removing this route doesn't fix the system, it fractures families & pushes more people into the hands of smugglers.
www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...

IRC UK Response to Proposed Restrictions on Refugee Resettlement and Family Reunion | The IRC

IRC UK responds to UK government plans to restrict refugee resettlement and family reunion, warning of harm to safety, integration, and protection.

www.rescue.org

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 7d

New UK Government funding for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is welcome.

The £2.24 million boost will enable organisations including the IRC to deliver essential services like healthcare to 138,200 Rohingya refugees and 46,060 people from host communities.
www.gov.uk/government/n...

UK to fund lifesaving assistance to over 500,000 Rohingya refugees

The UK will provide food, shelter, clean water, and other life-saving services to half a million Rohingya refugees displaced from Myanmar by conflict and persecution

www.gov.uk

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 7d

It's time for hope, not hostility.

Restrictive policies targeting refugees won't solve the UK's problems. News stories, protests and policy changes can make it easy to lose sight of the reality.

But everyone benefits when refugees are welcomed into communities and supported into work and study.

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 8d

"Today, the primary driver of extreme poverty is conflict. In 1990, fewer than 10% of the extreme poor lived in conflict-affected states. By 2024, it was more than 50%."

David Miliband explains why we must refocus humanitarian aid in @the-independent.com: www.independent.co.uk/voices/inter...

In our new global order we must focus on aid, not just development

As humanitarian need hits record levels, aid budgets are being cut and redirected, says David Miliband, the president of the International Rescue Committee. A clear strategy is needed to ensure the po...

www.independent.co.uk

International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 8d

"One of my colleagues told me that the air is full of not just drones and fighting and bombardment but the sound of children crying because they are hungry... There's worse to come unless the borders are opened and aid allowed in."

IRC Vice President for Emergencies Bob Kitchen on BBC News:

International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 9d

"The UN is needed more now than ever and in crisis zones in particular you need the UN for its institutional knowledge, for its ability to co-operate with NGOs and for its independence and its impartiality."

The IRC's Kelly Razzouk in @thetimes.com: www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

Trump claims he has ended more wars than the UN. Is he right?

As nations convene for the 80th session of the United Nations general assembly in New York, there are questions about the body’s relevance and its future

www.thetimes.com

International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 9d

"With more resources available to do good than ever before in human history, we the people need to be ready to step up."

IRC President and CEO David Miliband in TIME: time.com/7319242/what...

What’s at Stake at the 80th United Nations

"Around the world, international politics are trending towards fragmentation and competition," writes David Miliband.

time.com

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 9d

“If we end up in a world that I only care about your pain if I look like you, we’ve lost our humanity. And I think there’s a real imperative to sustain our humanity."

IRC president and CEO David Miliband in @semafor.com: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

Miliband says rising global divisions threaten our collective ‘humanity’

The CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former British foreign secretary on Wednesday called for a new era of aid.

www.semafor.com

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International Rescue Committee @rescue.org · 14d

We have joined 30 organizations to raise the alarm on the child wasting crisis, as cuts to aid programs are leaving millions more children at risk.

Read & share our joint statement, calling on world leaders to take action at #UNGA80 to #endchildwasting www.wvi.org/publications...

Joint Statement on Wasting at UNGA 80

The Global Wasting Advocacy Coalition and the Global Nutrition Cluster are issuing a joint statement to call for urgent, coordinated action at UNGA 80 to address the escalating child wasting crisis.

www.wvi.org

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 14d

The global implications of slashed aid budgets have dropped from the headlines - but not in @theworldtoday.org or at @chathamhouse.org. Read and listen to @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, Justine Greening and David Miliband (@uk.rescue.org) on how each believes aid must be reinvented 👇

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 14d

After nearly 2 years, Gaza’s children are paying the heaviest price of war. Our recent survey found that:

➡️1 in 3 recently went a full day without food
➡️1 in 5 are withdrawn or silent
➡️3 in 4 children under 5 are visibly malnourished

They need protection now: https://bit.ly/3KjLrXV

Children in Gaza need protection as hunger and injuries surge, IRC data shows | The IRC

Children in Gaza need protection as hunger and injuries surge, IRC data shows

www.rescue.org

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 18d

70,000 women die each year from postpartum haemorrhaging—and the problem is most acute in countries facing conflict and crisis.

That's why we're working with partners to develop solutions through the Safer Births in Crises consortium. More in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern

We know women give birth during war – and too often, they die. But we must do much more to achieve safety and stability, says former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern

www.theguardian.com

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 19d

Last week, IRC Somalia welcomed a delegation from the WISH Dividend Consortium to Arif Health Centre in Mogadishu.

Supported by FCDO, the IRC is working with @ippfar.bsky.social and @johnshopkinsccp.bsky.social to expand access to family planning and sexual and reproductive health services.

A delegation of visitors at the Arif Health Centre in Mogadishu. A female staff member in a white coat, gloves and paper mask stands behind a trolley to greet a group of men and women entering the facility.

Two female staff members sitting at a table filling in paperwork while a female patient and her small child are seated opposite. Other staff members are at work in the background.

A woman holding a baby on her lap while a staff member in a white coat administers medicine.

A large group of women and babies seated in chairs around room, with a female staff member in the middle talking to them.

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 19d

The IRC has been forced to suspend programs in Gaza City amidst the Israeli military takeover.

Alongside the catastrophic humanitarian impact on civilians who have had to evacuate their homes, our staff are relocating to protect themselves from the offensive. More: www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...

The IRC forced to suspend programming in Gaza City amidst Israeli military takeover | The IRC

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been forced to suspend nearly all programming in Gaza City as Israeli military operations intensify. Nutrition services for malnourished children and pregn...

www.rescue.org

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 20d

Read the full statement from our UK Executive Director Flora Alexander: www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...

IRC UK Responds to first returns under UK–France Returns Agreement | The IRC

IRC UK urges transparency and safe alternatives as UK–France migration removals begin amid rising Channel crossing deaths.

www.rescue.org

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 20d

As removals under the UK-France returns deal begin, we’re concerned about the lack of information on the newly established routes to safety.

These routes could be a chance at progress - but only if implemented at scale, transparently & alongside a halt to removals until those routes are in place. ⬇️

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 20d

"Cuts in global aid budgets are a clear and present danger to the services that are being delivered, which themselves are only a fraction of what's needed."

IRC President and CEO David Miliband speaks to BBC News about the urgent need for more international support for civilians in Sudan.

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International Rescue Committee @rescue.org · 26d

The impacts of U.S. cuts to foreign aid have reverberated worldwide—not least in the current earthquake response in Afghanistan.

On @npr.org's The 1A, Sherine Ibrahim, IRC country director, shares what support is urgently needed: the1a.org/segments/the...

The undercovered global humanitarian crises

We spend some time talking about the situations in Haiti, Afghanistan, and Sudan.

the1a.org

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 21d

A reminder: No one chooses to be a refugee, but we can choose how to respond.

As tensions in the UK rise and misinformation about people seeking safety spreads, it's more important than ever to keep showing up for those at risk in our communities.

A person holding up a placard reading, "In a world where you can be anything, be kind" in the middle of a crowd at a protest. Text overlaid reads: "Refugees welcome - always"

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 25d

"Most of the people impacted by the earthquakes are living outdoors. I saw people struggling for miles to get the support they needed from the distribution centres to their homes, in a very hilly, mountainous part of Afghanistan."

The IRC's Sherine Ibrahim on @npr.org:
the1a.org/segments/the...

The undercovered global humanitarian crises

We spend some time talking about the situations in Haiti, Afghanistan, and Sudan.

the1a.org

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 26d

"The scale of suffering [in Sudan] should jolt the conscience of the international community. Instead, this crisis is one of the most underfunded worldwide, and has been met by diplomatic stasis."

Read the statement from IRC President and CEO David Miliband: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

Sudan: Statement by David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee | The IRC

Sudan: Statement by David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee

www.rescue.org

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