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

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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
5 hours
Governments are a crucial part of shaping the Humanitarian Reset to make our work as effective and efficient as possible. Excellent conversation in Geneva on our plans in Gaza and Sudan, the support we need, and how we improve delivery for millions in need.
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Tom Fletcher
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Poor rains, rising hunger and funding cuts are pushing millions to the brink in Somalia. ย  I've allocated $10M from @UNCERF for early action โ€“ to protect people before drought becomes catastrophe. ย  Food. Water. Health. Critical to reach people in the hardest-hit areas.
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@TFletcher
Tom Fletcher
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My diary for @ObserverUK of a dramatic week in Darfur, as we try to open up new routes, funding and solidarity for people at the epicentre of global suffering.
@ObserverUK
The Observer
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"El Fasherโ€™s youngest are paying the highest price. Children carrying other children to safety." Read @UNReliefChief's Darfur diary:
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Tom Fletcher
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Humanitarian action cannot be reimagined without the activism and agency of young people. Excellent to spend some time with newer @UNOCHA colleagues in Geneva on how to challenge and disrupt power.
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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
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Thank you, Ambassador, for a strategic, practical and expert brainstorm on how we ensure that the Humanitarian Reset makes a meaningful impact for the people we serve.
@EU_UNGeneva
EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters
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EU Ambassador Deike Potzel commended Emergency Relief Coordinator @UNReliefChief Fletcher for his leadership in responding to humanitarian crises from Sudan to Gaza. She reaffirmed the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโ€™s full support for efforts to reform the humanitarian system through the Reset and #UN80.
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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
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Productive meeting with UAE Minister Al Hashimy in Geneva. We are in a vital period of diplomacy to end conflicts, in which we must protect civilians and open up neutral humanitarian access to those most in need. Also good to think through the next phase of Humanitarianย Reset.
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Tom Fletcher
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A vicious, orchestrated, and unchecked campaign of violence by weak men against women and girls is raging like wild fire. ย  As we start 16 Days of Activism, we must stand with survivors, with partners supporting them, and hold perpetrators to account. #16Days
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Tom Fletcher
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The conditions described โ€“ acute malnutrition & life-threatening illness among those escaping El Fasher โ€“ reflect what I saw in Tawila last week. ย  Partners are providing urgent services, but needs far exceed resources. ย  We need unhindered access to civilians wherever they are.
@MSF_Sudan
MSF Sudan
7 days
In just one night, @MSF screened 70 children arriving from El Fasher. Every single one had acute malnutrition. Giulia Chiopris warns they are at high risk of death from preventable diseases. After 500 days of siege, families are eating animal feed. We need safe passage now.
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@UN_Sudan
United Nations Sudan
3 days
A significant milestone: The @UN #Sudan Country Team is back in Khartoum for our first joint meeting in 2.5 years. In talks with Governor Ahmed Osman Hamza, we assessed urgent needs and reaffirmed our commitment to supporting displaced families, returnees, and residents.
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Tom Fletcher
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Congratulations to Sudanโ€™s Emergency Response Rooms. ย  Their volunteers have sustained communities through war โ€“ providing impartial aid, repairing essential services, and saving lives in impossible conditions. ย  A powerful recognition of local responders & extraordinary courage.
@ChathamHouse
Chatham House
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Chatham House is pleased to announce that Sudan's grassroots mutual aid groups - the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) - have been awarded the 2025 Chatham House Prize. ๐Ÿ‘ Read more about their crucial work delivering humanitarian support in ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ โคต๏ธ https://t.co/eRjWt94OLa
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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
3 days
The mission is right and the movement is out there. But as we reimagine humanitarianism, I need to hear your ideas. So here is a ๐Ÿ”ŠListening Channel: a space for debate, creativity, challenge. Open. Anonymous. Unfiltered. Iโ€™m listening. ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/EpPmxMlnrd
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Tom Fletcher
5 days
Made a surprise visit to @UNmigration Chiefs of Mission gathering to thank them and @IOMchief for their vital work everywhere people are facing humanitarian crises. Lively bunch โ€ฆ
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@mperelman
Marc Perelman
8 days
@UNReliefChief @FRANCE24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher @FRANCE24 on Darfur: "I want accountability for those who fired weapons, those who gave order to fire. I want those who provided the weapons to take a long, hard look in the mirror and act more responsibly in the future." โ–ถ๏ธ https://t.co/FcHFa9EKSz
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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
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Wars have rules. But drones are becoming more deadly. We need to spend more time and energy protecting people than we spend finding new ways to kill each other. Thank you Costa Rica for hosting conference on #EWIPA declaration. More ๐Ÿ‘‡
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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
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One year ago, I pledged to defend humanitarian principles and people we serve. Context has got tougher - more conflict, cuts, people in need, attacks on us, polarization. But our outstanding team is as committed as ever to the mission, and a movement is out there to deliver it.
@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
1 year
Great first day joining Team @UNOCHA. While I look forward to getting started, I do not doubt how tough the work will be. But I start with hope, because our movement is strong and our cause is mighty. Hear from me as I wrap up day 1.โฌ‡๏ธ
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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
8 days
Mass executions. Mass rape. Mass displacement. What I heard this week was grim beyond words. The priority is to prevent any further atrocities. More on my interview with @SkyYaldaHakim:
@SkyNews
Sky News
10 days
UN humanitarian chief @UNReliefChief tells @SkyYaldaHakim that people in the Sudanese city of al Fashir are reporting mass executions, mass rape and other horrors after paramilitary forces took control of the city. https://t.co/rVnpIgsmzp ๐Ÿ“บ Sky 501 and YouTube
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@UNReliefChief
Tom Fletcher
8 days
One year done. Let me know if you can name all the places Iโ€™ve been (no cheatingโ€ฆ)? ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
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Tom Fletcher
8 days
The world has been painfully inactive in Sudan so far. ย  Whether we succeed hinges on countries stepping up. ย  Good to be back on @amanpour on @CNNi: https://t.co/wU7Ab6MjCU
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@NRC_Egeland
Jan Egeland
8 days
Thanks Tom Fletcher for going to Tawila and meeting the victims of the Al Fasher atrocities. It is a pity UN member states did not do more to support our humanitarian and protection efforts in Darfur the last two years nor acted on our warnings that there was a relentless
@TFletcher
Tom Fletcher
9 days
Thanks for feedback, Senator. Iโ€™ve just spent week in Darfur, visiting our brave teams risking their lives to help. It is hard, imperfect, lifesaving work. I wish I could stop atrocities myself. Happy to brief you in Washington or Darfur on what we do and how world can help.
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Tom Fletcher
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Darfur is an absolute horror show. We have a moment of opportunity if the world is ready to seize it. Civilians must be protected. Access must be expanded. Flow of arms must be limited.
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