dietvorst
@dietvorst
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Retired WASH Information Manager. All tweets my own. Interests: #ClimateJustice, #DecolonisingKnowledge, #OpenAccess, #FossilFreeWASH, #Ethics, #degrowth
The Hague, the Netherlands
Joined August 2008
Do not forget Sudan. Sudan is facing a catastrophic famine, described by the UN as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in 2025. Nearly 30.4 million people, more than half the country, now depend on emergency aid, while 24.6 million are trapped in acute food insecurity. Among
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I hope the Dutch govt reads this: "Doing NOTHING, diverting attention, sanctioning individual ministers IS NOT enforcing the intl law that was developed after the Holocaust and WWII to prevent another Holocaust and WWII". #Gaza #Genocide
The absolute incapacity of Western leaders to enforce intl law when it comes to Israel is EPIC. Ministers, Prime Ministers, Presidents of Republic: Doing NOTHING, diverting attention, sanctioning individual ministers IS NOT enforcing the intl law that was developed after the
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Are there forever chemicals in here? If we want to protect our communities, we need to protect our wine from #PFAS. @profBury ✍️ Sign our petition now. https://t.co/2drEk69SRa
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E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change #ClimateDenial
nytimes.com
According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.
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French press agency #AFP calling for evacuation of their last local freelance Palestinian journalists from #Gaza. They are starving & too weak to work. The #Genocide will continue behind closed doors.
⚫️ La Direction de l’AFP partage l’angoisse exprimée par la SDJ quant à la situation effroyable de ses collaborateurs dans la bande de Gaza. Depuis des mois nous assistons, impuissants, à la détérioration dramatique de leurs conditions de vie. Leur situation est aujourd’hui
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30 years ago, over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered in the Srebrenica genocide. Today, politicians will say "never again". But they are letting it happen, again, in Gaza. We remember all victims of genocide, and vow to build a world that respects the humanity of all.
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The EU claims to care about Gaza and human rights — but right now, behind closed doors, they’re backing down on real measures that could stop Israel’s crimes. On Tuesday, July 15, EU leaders will vote on whether to suspend trade with Israel and finally hold it accountable. They
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Join me and thousands of people around the world in rejecting Annalena Baerbock's presidency of the UN General Assembly. #BlockBaerbock
act.progressive.international
Only a movement millions strong can stop Baerbock's presidency at the United Nations General Assembly.
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This morning Israel killed Dr. Mousa Hamdan Khafaja, a renowned consultant in obstetrics and gynecology. His tent was bombed in a 'safe zone' and he was killed along with his three children. Israel has killed over 1580 medical staff since October the 7th. In other news the
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580 fragile infants at Nasser Hospital, Gaza, are dying NOW for lack of formula milk. Israel is preventing a drop of it from getting in, fearing that... Hamas men will drink it all. And the West sits by idly, twiddling its blood-stains thumbs. https://t.co/OMhmV9jUSA
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As the Israeli government commits war crimes in Gaza and attacks other countries like Syria, Lebanon, and now Iran, I strongly urge you to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. #FAC @kajakallas
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Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality. 🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with @gatonievas [1/9] 🔗
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In a new study, Gastón Nievas and Thomas Piketty examine patterns of global imbalances, current account surplus/deficit and net foreign wealth accumulation over more than two centuries.
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Journalists are NOT targets. Journalists are NOT targets. Journalists are NOT targets. Journalists are NOT targets. A reminder, this #WorldPressFreedomDay.
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More tax relief for US billionaires
Breaking news: President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to end nearly all of the climate research conducted by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, one of the country’s premier climate science agencies, according to an internal budget document seen by
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Lancet study estimates 64, 260 deaths in #Gaza between Oct 7 2023 & Jun 30 2024, of whom 59.1% women, children & elderly.
thelancet.com
Our findings show an exceptionally high mortality rate in the Gaza Strip during the period studied. These results underscore the urgent need for interventions to prevent further loss of life and...
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As the world wakes up to the harrowing images of children slain by Israeli bombs across the entire Gaza Strip AGAIN, we cannot bear witness to global leaders JUST. DOING. NOTHING. This is an acceleration of the genocide that Israel is committing against the Palestinian people as
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Orbán submits anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would effectively ban 30th Budapest Pride event as participants would face fines up to $546
apnews.com
Hungary’s ruling coalition is continuing its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ community. Members on Monday submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow...
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Response from the EU Commission on ending subsidies for #FossilFuels– But Is It Enough? https://t.co/Okusk7YIad via @Change
change.org
The European Commission has finally responded to our October 2024 open letter, which demanded the phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies across the EU. While the response acknowledges the need for...
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