@UNReliefChief

The official account of @TFletcher the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator @UNOCHA

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Powerful words from @DenisMukwege 👇
The Elders
@TheEldersOct 21
“International law must be upheld for all.” In his Kofi Annan Peace Address, @DenisMukwege called for international rule of law to be applied universally, and not only when it suits the most powerful. Read the full speech ➡️ theelders.org/news/peace-beg… @PanziUSA @PanziFoundation @KofiAnnanFdn
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El Niño is back, and it is more powerful than ever. We must act urgently to limit the impact. With @WMO, we have set out the potential impact. And called for action.
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Habari za UN@HabarizaUNOct 21
Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Kuratibu Masuala ya Kibinadamu @UNOCHA na Shirika la UN la Hali ya Hewa Duniani @WMO wameshirikiana kutoa wito wa msaada wa haraka, kwa ajili ya kusaidia jamii ambazo zitaathirika na tukio la El Niño lenye nguvu zaidi kuwahi kurekodiwa. @UNReliefChief
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UN Humanitarian
@UNOCHAOct 21
Tune in today as @UNReliefChief and @WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo call for urgent early action as an unprecedented El Niño threatens fragile communities. 📺 Watch the press briefing live at 1 pm CEST: bit.ly/3VMSoqm
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Impossible choices ahead on who gets food in Gaza. More from @WFPChief 👇
Carl Skau
@WFPChiefOct 20
There is no right answer to whose food assistance gets cut when nearly an entire population depends on it. I spoke to @BBCWorld about the impossible choices being made in Gaza and the international support needed now.
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Thousands have been forced from their homes in Gros-Morne as violence spreads across Haiti. 
Humanitarians are there but access must remain safe and open. The funding gap is real, and is costing lives.
OCHA Haiti
@OCHAHaitiOct 16
In Haiti, violence in Gros-Morne has forced more than 10,000 people to flee. Assistance is scaling up: 🍲1,500 hot meals distributed 🧼250 hygiene kits distributed 📦More than 2,000 emergency kits being delivered OCHA and its partners remain mobilized alongside communities.
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The plaudits for four decades of fearless journalism are justified. But Christiane Amanpour has also consistently kept those in humanitarian need in the public conversation. And held the powerful to account. Both have saved lives. @amanpour
Christiane Amanpour
@amanpourOct 19
An update from me...
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The assault on humanitarians, risks of AI taking over weapon systems, and why we need an EU budget of pragmatic solidarity. My interview with @euronews 👇
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euronews
@euronewsOct 19
"We are being blocked from clearing the rubble in Gaza, under which people's loved ones are still buried." @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher, on #EuropeToday.
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Jan Egeland
@NRC_EgelandOct 18
Today is the day! The world’s biggest national fundraiser for humanitarian work is the Norwegian Telethon. This year Norway gives massively to NRC and our shelter work for displaced in war zones. More than 60.000 Norwegians, lead by King Haakon VII, will come with collection boxes to homes in all our 357 counties nationwide. Businesses have already contributed large sums and tens of thousands now give through phones on VIPPS at #2133. International solidarity is still strong with those that need it the most. giverstafett.no/
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Tom Fletcher@TFletcherOct 16
Frantic UN Week, Washington, Brussels, Dublin, Istanbul, London. Plus Bon Jovi at Buckingham Palace, WB Yeats, humanitarian covers, cryptic crosswords, the case for empathy, and Lizzie from Cars. Humanifesto 36 👇 linkedin.com/pulse/humanifes…

HUMANIFESTO – EDITION 36

Brussels, 16 October 2026 UN Week is really a fortnight and takes even longer to recover from. I had a blur of over 100 meetings, events, speeches and media interviews.

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Killing humanitarians takes a chain of people. I want them to feel fear, shame, guilt. We demand they are held to account. Here are three ways to do that. My speech in Brussels today on protecting humanitarians.
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We shouldn’t need this conference.
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Light moment before getting into the serious business with Commissioner @hadjalahbib in Brussels.
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Mes remerciements à Sa Majesté la Reine Mathilde @MonarchieBe pour ce nouvel échange approfondi sur les défis à venir et pour son immense solidarité avec notre travail.
Belgian Royal Palace
@MonarchieBeOct 16
La Reine reçoit le sous-secrétaire général des Nations Unies chargé des affaires humanitaires et coordinateur des secours d'urgence, @TFletcher, au Palais royal.
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Hadja Lahbib
@hadjalahbibOct 16
A vest marked “humanitarian” used to work like a shield. Today it can work like a target. Day 2 of our conference on protecting aid workers: we move from diagnosis to treatment. To tangible solutions. Duty of care, data, psychological protection, accountability.
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Three reasons why today in Brussels matters 👇
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Acute malnutrition in Afghanistan is at its worst recorded level for this time of year.
 
4m children. 1.3m pregnant and breastfeeding women. All projected to need treatment in the year ahead.
 
Without urgent action, conditions will worsen. Fund the response.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
@theIPCinfoOct 15
#Afghanistan Acute malnutrition is projected to worsen significantly in Afghanistan, with 4.04 million children and 1.27 million pregnant or breastfeeding women likely to require treatment in the coming year. Levels are already at their highest level recorded for the August–October period. Read more: ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/…
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The significant attacks on Ukraine have disrupted power and water for 600k people as winter nears. 
Over 20 civilians killed, many more injured, including children. @RedCrossUkraine workers also wounded. 
Civilians and the infrastructure keeping them alive must not be targets.
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El Niño is here: breaking all the wrong records, compounding and accelerating. Disasters over the past weeks are part of same trend: a climate emergency hitting most vulnerable hardest and fastest, destroying homes and livelihoods, and displacing families and communities.
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