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@NRC_Norway ensures that #children still have access to #education by working with local teachers to establish and maintain a connection to learning and well-being for more than 2,700 students. https://t.co/DAWFBpGjyJ Our quick fix teams are repairing homes that were damaged in the #BeirutExplosion and provide cash assistance to affected families to cover their immediate needs through support from @ECHO_MiddleEast #Gaza: Since the beginning of the #Covid_19 lockdown, @NRC_Norway's team has been distributing aid to the most vulnerable families in the strip. |
Our colleague Mohammed Nassar talks to us from one of the warehouses where aid is being prepared for distribution. https://t.co/fcPQGdZxcX Images of floods in #Lebanon today in northern Bekaa Valley https://t.co/O29hzMWPU9 Dramatic images coming in from our staff in Fakhah, #Lebanon, where flash floods hit today exposing most vulnerable Lebanese and refugees once again https://t.co/rklT5L6Ypo The flash floods hit the north of the Bekaa Valley today, #Lebanon, exposing vulnerable Lebanese and refugees. Meanwhile in #Beirut, tens of thousands remain homeless since the explosion a month ago. They risk facing a winter crisis. Rad more here: https://t.co/6IT0qfJSRM https://t.co/GVbwOjWsCT Last week we sounded the alarm about harsh weather being around the corner in #Lebanon. Today, flash floods in Fakhah and Baalbek once again leave some of the most vulnerable Lebanese and #refugees exposed https://t.co/hRB7jx7bZK #SYRIA: Those who have been affected by conflict are more vulnerable to the rapid spread of #COVID19. |
In Al-Yarmouk #refugee camp there is a severe shortage of basic services. Together with @Nour_Foundation NRC has distributed humanitarian relief items to hundreds of families. https://t.co/5nnUNQQDIF "We are afraid of hunger, poverty and not being able to pay rent," says Hayat |
Only 2% out of the UN appeal to fund shelter and housing have been committed so far in the #BeirutExplosion response. |
More money needs to reach the ground before the harsh cold weather hits #Lebanon https://t.co/4EPGr4XktV #Lebanon: @NRC_Norway is working in two of the hardest-hit neighborhoods, #Karantina and Mar Mikhail. |
We are targeting 12,400 people for help with shelter and 16,800 for water, sanitation and hygiene interventions before March 2021 |
@EDikomitis via @AP https://t.co/3DF080WpYp #Displaced #children in the #MiddleEast are reporting an alarming rise in stress levels triggered by the fear of #Covid_19, with some countries reporting average increases of up to 65%. |
Read the full report at https://t.co/QkTHPTYh4b https://t.co/gyGhTgL8dK “One month since an estimated 300,000 people were made homeless, we’re seeing thousands of families for whom help is arriving too slowly” - @NRC_Norway's Country Director in #Lebanon @Carlo_Gherardi. |
#Beirut |
https://t.co/eKy63RgFZ9 “If we cannot get these children back to school, they will suffer for the rest of their lives”-Prof. Jon-Håkon Schultz, an expert in child trauma psychology. |
Read our special report about the impact of #Covid_19 on displaced #children in the #MiddleEast: https://t.co/U7lXo37do0 https://t.co/uWU7J9CiP1 #BeirutExplosion: One month since an estimated 300,000 people were made homeless. Tens of thousands of homes cannot be repaired in time for winter unless the international community provides additional funding very quickly. |
https://t.co/UloL6aNxxa 1 month after #BeirutExplosion: |
- 200,000 homes were affected |
- 300,000 people were made homeless |
- An estimated USD 84.6m is urgently required to cover shelter needs. |
- Only 2% of that amount has been disbursed so far |
@NRC_Egeland: "Nobody should be freezing to death this year. https://t.co/WqVvSWdVzc “The research shows how #children who have already been through extremely distressing episodes, fleeing war and persecution and seeing relatives killed, are now going through another traumatic episode” - NRC’s Psychosocial Support Adviser @CamillaLodi. https://t.co/U7lXo37do0 An eight-week @NRC_Norway investigation has uncovered an alarming rise in stress amongst displaced children in the Middle East caused by the pandemic. |
Read our special report https://t.co/U7lXo3oOfy https://t.co/7AlQLD8392 Our dedicated colleagues in #Lebanon talk about the different ways they have been supporting the people affected by the #BeirutExplosion over the past month. https://t.co/kbmrs2fvFp 30% of #Syria'n #refugee respondents in @NRC_MiddleEast household assessments were subjected to at least one form of violence compared to 7.64% of their Lebanese counterparts in the aftermath of the #BeirutExplosion |
NRC's @EDikomitis via @SyriaDirect https://t.co/5Xpzomh55n On the 9th day of #Covid_19 lockdown in #Gaza, our Camp Management coordinator Abdelrazak, who is in daily contact with vulnerable families, shares their fears and concerns. |
"People tell us that they don't have sufficient resources to cover their daily needs" - Abdulrazak https://t.co/WSbpRTM82P @NRC_Norway @Carlo_Gherardi @BBCWorld @Carlo_Gherardi to @BBCWorld: "Winter concerns us because we’ve seen in past years #refugees dying in the winter, in the snow, in the cold, because of lack of assistance." https://t.co/TPRcJ3D074 #Beirut: @NRC_Norway's @Carlo_Gherardi speaks to @BBCWorld: "The concern is that only 2% out of the UN appeal for shelter and housing specifically has been directly committed. That’s why we’re saying that more needs to happen, more money needs to reach the ground immediately." https://t.co/l8QJphFmE6 "We’re concerned that unless aid is stepped up immediately many thousands of families are going to face the winter with no roof, no windows, no adequate housing" - @NRC_Norway's @Carlo_Gherardi about the situation on the ground one month after the #BeirutExplosion via @BBCWorld https://t.co/qvObmENXEE While the #Gaza Strip enters the second week of #Covid_19 lockdown, our staff have been distributing protective clothing to water workers across municipalities to make sure that essential services continue in these hard times https://t.co/j1JgxGHi9x On the 8th day of #Covid_19 lockdown in #Gaza, our legal aid coordinator Ramiz Younis hopes the truce announced between #Israel and #Hamas today means he doesn't have to flee from his neighborhood again, as he had to do in past escalations https://t.co/k0OTnhLg3t "The big concern now is winter, the rain is coming in the next few weeks and tens of thousands of people still have no roof and no windows. We have to have more support and it needs to be quicker" - @NRC_Norway's @Carlo_Gherardi from #Beirut |
Donate now: https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/7fteeKYf8g PRESS RELEASE: Research conducted by @NRC_Norway in #Syria, #Yemen, #Iraq and #Jordan found 88% of displaced and #refugee children stressed by #coronavirus |
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Read more: https://t.co/U7lXo37do0 Our colleague from #Gaza Ahmad Abu Muleq, coordinator for shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, reports about distribution of protective clothing for water workers at the Gaza municipalities to continue delivering essential services, one week into the #Covid_19 lockdown https://t.co/NjRxov4mgi "Tens of thousands of homes cannot be repaired in time for winter unless the international community provides additional funding very quickly" - @NRC_Norway's Country Director in #Lebanon @Carlo_Gherardi |
https://t.co/0jciqKXiq3 #LEBANON: Tens of thousands of people made homeless by the explosion in #Beirut on 4 August risk being left out in the rain and cold unless aid funding is stepped up immediately. |
https://t.co/0jciqKXiq3 Aya Abu Ramadan, our shelter colleague from #Gaza, tells us on the fifth day of #Covid_19 lockdown about people contacting her with appeals for help as some of the poorest are unable to pay rent, having lost their jobs and are now facing eviction https://t.co/jApUuZaeSh Our Security and Access Coordinator in #Gaza, Mohammed El Baghdady, on the 4th day of #COVID19 lockdown, speaks about the challenges to continue delivering essential aid services in the circumstances, including under #Israel'i air raids, while ensuring that our staff are safe https://t.co/WqP6iDji5B "We're worried about children's mental health and well-being," says our #Gaza Education Coordinator Asad Ashour. #Covid19 comes on top of a crippling blockade, #Israel'i air strikes and debilitating daily power cuts leaving the strip in the dark for over 20 hours a day https://t.co/Iahp9dnri2 Our #Gaza Education Coordinator Asad Ashour speaks of the stress for children, who after returning to school are back under lockdown because of #COVID19 spreading in the blockaded enclave |
#GazaDiaries https://t.co/9mRZS2gDmH #Gaza woke up to the terrifying news that #COVID__19 is spreading in the blockaded strip after weeks of relentless #Israel'i bombing and power cuts. Our Area Manager @Hozayfa sent us this message as Palestinians brace for the worst https://t.co/NgB8cMnGvU #Gaza: 15 #COVID19 cases confirmed to have spread outside quarantine centres since Monday. Extremely worrying trend requiring humanitarian access to the most vulnerable under new lockdown |
https://t.co/Bxzp6j7GQu Overlooking the issues facing #Iraq's most vulnerable families will be "disastrous," writes our colleague @alex_saieh in @just_security. "Leaving their fate unresolved undermines both humanitarian efforts and the U.S. stabilization agenda." |
https://t.co/l1BRVOqZeZ Four years ago, #Yemen’s main airport had to shut when the #Saudi-led coalition blocked airspace. |
Since then, only aid workers have been allowed in or out. Just 28 patients needing treatment were allowed to fly. |
Thousands died waiting. Thousands more still are waiting. https://t.co/gEy4gZfiDK Four years ago, #Yemen’s main airport had to shut when the #Saudi-led Coalition blocked airspace. |
Since then, only aid workers have been allowed in or out. Just 28 patients needing treatment were allowed to fly. |
Thousands died waiting. Thousands more still are waiting. https://t.co/AaaYUNYCd5 “The best part of my job is knowing that we are able to support people with life-lasting change. This change encourages me to be part of @NRC_Norway’s vision of change and I know that I’m contributing to alleviate the suffering of people” - Ghina, Education Assistant, #Lebanon https://t.co/GTLWftEjeP Bridget left her home in #Nigeria and endured the impossible journey across challenging terrain to reach #Libya. Life has not been easy, but she has now found her passion: giving hope to a generation troubled by violence and insecurity. |
#WHD2020 https://t.co/3CT08H2Ie1 "We had to establish new approaches and techniques to cope with the new reality enforced by #Covid_19. This #pandemic changes the way we plan and operate completely but it is not enough reason to stop our mission”– Najeeb, our Education Officer in #Aleppo, #Syria. |
#WHD2020 https://t.co/dH4raAZXbP “2020 has been a tough year for #Lebanon. #Covid_19 has been one of the main challenges and now #BeirutExplosion just added an additional challenge that we had to respond to quickly to meet the needs of affected people” - Layla our Emergency Response Project Manager in #Lebanon. https://t.co/mcTvpyX5Jh "The pandemic internment is intended to keep people safe and well. #Yemen’s is a death sentence." |
Read the op-ed by @NRC_Egeland on how sick Yemenis have been dying silently for 4 years because of the cruel airport closure via @Independent |
https://t.co/zdTB6ihtOF “When I drive from the office to the project site, I make sure that everyone is safe,” says Wesam, one of our drivers in #Yemen. |
Despite the challenges, we provide aid to thousands of people thanks to our drivers. |
#WHD2020 https://t.co/uXbK7SusUr Renad is a frontline staff who chose to stay in Zaatari camp for 30 days to respond to the #pandemic during the full lockdown in #Jordan. |
“It was challenging to leave my parents during such a difficult time. This was the only way to continue supporting #refugees,” said Renad |
#WHD https://t.co/xbrACe2jTI “I believe that it is my responsibility to wake up every day, challenge my fears and do my job. Because it is not only a time that we have to adapt; it is an opportunity to create new solutions to reach people in need” – Marwa, our Education Coordinator in #Syria. |
#WHD2020 https://t.co/ctJkKVp8su While #Covid_19 continues to spread in #Iraq, #humanitarian workers like Brwa find themselves fighting an invisible enemy #WHD2020 https://t.co/rm7YJImgvX “Like the poorest of Lebanese society, #Syria’n #refugees are often invisible,” said @NRC_Norway’s @EDikomitis. “After the blast, these refugees go back to being refugees with all the vulnerabilities that come with that.” |
#Beirut #Lebanon |
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"My injuries weren't as painful as seeing my daughter covered in blood. I wasn't able to protect my own child" - Movses, a 62-year-old #Beirut resident. |
Donate now: https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/kK2JXCiZo2 When many other countries turned their backs, #Lebanon welcomed #Syria'n #refugees fleeing conflict. |
But now, the country that hosts one of the highest numbers of refugees per capita in the world, needs our help. |
Help us help Lebanon: https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/JiMR34Ah7d "Three friends of mine died in the blast" - Rula, one of #Beirut residents, bravely shares her experience. |
#Beirut_Explosion killed at least 160, and over 60 people are still missing |
Watch and donate via https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/pTGSNMz3JB #Beirut_Explosion: This catastrophe comes at the worst possible time for Lebanon, which was already facing economic hardship and #Covid_19. |
Help us help #Lebanon |
Donate now: https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/z5kaTOp9Tm A week after the #Beirut_Explosion, our colleague @EDikomitis warns of food shortages ahead now that #Beirut Port is no longer functional. We are supporting people by providing cash to help them meet their immediate needs but the problem might grow in the weeks ahead. #Lebanon https://t.co/Kjag5erfAa Floods in #Yemen have submerged tents, obliterated roads, destroyed houses. “One brother died trying to save the other,” said our colleague Ali Alhajori, who coordinates NRC's rapid response. “I couldn’t sleep all night after hearing about this. But at least we could help.” https://t.co/1nFQ0sO1K2 This is NRC’s Rapid Response team in #Yemen, responding to families whose homes and belongings have been swept away by floods. |
When a new group is in crisis, our coordinator Ali Alhajori gets an alert. “By the next day, our team is out assessing what people need."#reallifeheroes https://t.co/JFZXPbmi4M "It was like an atomic bomb." That's how one #Beirut resident described the #Beirut_Explosion to our colleague @zaymayladan. Check out the full story here https://t.co/D3lbyPD7NA #Lebanon .@Carlo_Gherardi from #Beirut: “I went down to the site and it was amazing to see how many people were already there to help. We’ve been working alongside and through local organisations; we support them with extra safety materials and technical shelter expertise.” https://t.co/sR7Xnve80P “With 85 percent of Lebanon’s grain reserves lost as a result of the #BeirutExplosion, we expect to see a very significant impact on people’s ability to access food in the coming months” - @NRC_Norway's Country Director in #Lebanon @Carlo_Gherardi on @AJInsideStory. https://t.co/KOKYFwwej3 .@Carlo_Gherardi talking to @MIJamjoom from #Beirut: “The pre-existing vulnerabilities of Syrian and Palestinian refugees are now also exacerbated. It is important to also continue the operations we were running prior to the #explosion.” https://t.co/6TjeYq4FFO #Lebanon Country Director @Carlo_Gherardi on @AJInsideStory: “The situation is terrible and all of the previous crises that Lebanon was facing are now exacerbated by an absolutely horrific situation on the ground.” https://t.co/o38Qb1MvAR “Many Lebanese and refugees were already on their knees before the explosion,” @NRC_Norway #Lebanon director @Carlo_Gherardi told @guardian. “They need us the most and they need us right now." |
#Beirut #Lebanon #Beirut_Explosion |
https://t.co/uyWkoh54yf .@Carlo_Gherardi: "The priority now is for donors to disburse funding swiftly so local responders can deliver the aid to those who need it the most and scale up assistance." |
Read more: https://t.co/TuP2uGFBPY PRESS RELEASE: The funding pledged for the #Beirut_Explosion response today at the international pledging conference is needed now more than ever. |
Read more: https://t.co/TuP2uGFBPY Beyond immediate relief #Lebanon needs structural reforms. In today's donor conference we call for short and long-term solutions for Lebanese and vulnerable #refugees. Their voices need to be heard. #Beirut_Explosion https://t.co/pklP98673G Our colleague @zaymayladan speaking from one of the most affected neighbourhoods in #Beirut: "It is very overwhelming to see thousands of youth and local organisations helping others amid this crisis." |
Watch and donate via https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/wbJOchWbPQ Lebanese communities and #refugees who already lived in precarious conditions prior to #Beirut_Explosion can only overcome this tragedy with donors' generous support. We call on governments to pledge generously for #Lebanon today and for people's voices to be heard |
#Beirut https://t.co/xorUtoQqHX It will take years for #Lebanon to recover from #Beirut_Explosion and pre-existing crises. The priority today is for donors to provide funding swiftly so local responders can deliver the aid to those who need it the most and scale up assistance. |
#Beirut https://t.co/1iRzbBKqLO On the day of the crucial donor conference for #Lebanon, we call on governments to be generous with the victims of #Beirut_Explosion today, but to also make sure they listen to the voices of Lebanese people calling for long term solutions and support https://t.co/RtHNk2kGGU .@NRC_Egeland via @ABCaustralia about the humanitarian situation in #Beirut: "It is a new thing for us that the Lebanese host population is so much on its knees as they are with the economic, political, corona crisis, and now this devastation." |
Donate via https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/8QYq4iLj5N .@samahhadid to the @TheWorld: "The country is on its knees and people desperately need support, the international community cannot leave #Lebanon alone |
in this time of need in this catastrophe." |
Make a donation: https://t.co/4Df9FO83Nl https://t.co/CQCzx0f4oT "We're rolling out shelter assistance & cash for rent" to help thousands made homeless by #Beirut_Explosion. "Longer term we need to support livelihoods"-@NRC_Norway's @samahhadid speaking to @TheWorld |
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