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Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳

@MelissaFleming

I lead global communications for the @UN to promote a peaceful, sustainable, just & humane world.
Our information is verified, based on science + solutions.

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As head of UNITAD, Christian Ritscher seeks justice for victims of the Islamic State.

On Awake At Night, he reflects on the impact on survivors, the difficulty of gathering testimony & keeping faith in humanity when faced with its darkest acts. bit.ly/3tB8m9a

As head of @UNITAD_Iraq, Christian Ritscher seeks justice for victims of the Islamic State. On Awake At Night, he reflects on the impact on survivors, the difficulty of gathering testimony & keeping faith in humanity when faced with its darkest acts. bit.ly/3tB8m9a
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Vast aerial assaults have caused death & destruction in Ukraine for the 3rd day in a row. Hundreds of thousands of people are without water or electricity.

The United Nations reminds Russia that indiscriminate attacks against civilians are forbidden under international humanitarian law ⤵

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In the early 1990s, Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado was assigned to document the genocide in Rwanda, an assignment that profoundly affected him.

Returning to his native Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1994, Sebastião hoped to reconnect with the verdant forests of…

In the early 1990s, Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado was assigned to document the genocide in Rwanda, an assignment that profoundly affected him. Returning to his native Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1994, Sebastião hoped to reconnect with the verdant forests of…
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“I’ve been to pretty much any conflict, whether Yemen... South Sudan, northeast Nigeria, Ethiopia... And I have never seen anything like this, both in terms of its scale, its magnitude, but also at the pace that this has unfolded.”
-Arif Husain
nytimes.com/2024/01/01/wor…

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All year long, humanitarians have been there to help; whenever and wherever people were in need.

Join us in thanking them for all their efforts to make our world a better place.

📸: @unocha

All year long, humanitarians have been there to help; whenever and wherever people were in need. Join us in thanking them for all their efforts to make our world a better place. 📸: @unocha
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Dear friends,

My best wishes at the end of an incredibly difficult year.

My thoughts are with those suffering & those serving them in these challenging times.

Let's never stop working for a better world - for climate action, human rights, sustainable development & peace.

Dear friends, My best wishes at the end of an incredibly difficult year. My thoughts are with those suffering & those serving them in these challenging times. Let's never stop working for a better world - for climate action, human rights, sustainable development & peace.
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Appalling numbers of people displaced within and from . The world is rightly focussed on Gaza and Ukraine. But don’t ignore Sudan.

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The United Nations Secretary-General ⁦António Guterres⁩ condemns in the strongest terms the overnight large-scale missile & drone attack by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian cities & towns across the country, including against civilian & critical infrastructure:

The @UN Secretary-General ⁦@antonioguterres⁩ condemns in the strongest terms the overnight large-scale missile & drone attack by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian cities & towns across the country, including against civilian & critical infrastructure:
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I recently received a heartbreaking message from a Dad I know in Gaza.
He sent videos of his daughter on her 5th birthday. Lit by a single candle, the little girl tells the camera her birthday wish: an end to the war so she can go back to kindergarten.👇
link.medium.com/IC1OcG7JVFb

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'Most fugitives from danger do not go far.

Of the 110m people whom the UN @refugees classified as forcibly displaced as of mid-2023, more than half remained in their own countries. Barely 10% had made it to the rich world.

Perspective:

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1. 'they should address the reasons why people leave their homes in the first place.
2. when people have no choice but to move, it is often under-developed states that shoulder the responsibility for receiving them, not Europe.
3. wealthy states can also do more at home.'

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My latest guest on Awake At Night, Gordon Brown, has a powerful vision: education for all children, everywhere.

Tune in to hear him talking about the power of education to unleash hidden talent & the crucial role of collaboration to solve global crises. bit.ly/41BHO4o

My latest guest on Awake At Night, @GordonBrown, has a powerful vision: education for all children, everywhere. Tune in to hear him talking about the power of education to unleash hidden talent & the crucial role of collaboration to solve global crises. bit.ly/41BHO4o
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The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Sigrid Kaag as Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2720.

The full announcement here:

un.org/sg/en/content/…

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Depression can happen to anybody.

It is an illness, not a character weakness - and it can be treated.

World Health Organization (WHO) has advice on how to help those who may be suffering from depression this holiday season: bit.ly/2BGouav

Depression can happen to anybody. It is an illness, not a character weakness - and it can be treated. @WHO has advice on how to help those who may be suffering from depression this holiday season: bit.ly/2BGouav
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Wishing a merry Christmas to all those who are celebrating!

May you have a joyful & peaceful day filled with love.

Especially thinking of the millions of people suffering due to conflict, displacement, or natural disasters.
May they find peace.

Wishing a merry Christmas to all those who are celebrating! May you have a joyful & peaceful day filled with love. Especially thinking of the millions of people suffering due to conflict, displacement, or natural disasters. May they find peace.
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A new massive wave of Russian strikes has left death & devastation in the war-ravaged Kherson Region of Ukraine today.

Many civilians were killed or injured on Christmas Eve, and their homes, schools, hospitals & energy systems, once again, damaged.

Civilians are .

A new massive wave of Russian strikes has left death & devastation in the war-ravaged Kherson Region of Ukraine today. Many civilians were killed or injured on Christmas Eve, and their homes, schools, hospitals & energy systems, once again, damaged. Civilians are #NotATarget.
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