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Humanitarian organisation providing assistance & protection to #refugees & #displaced people. Tweets on #Syria #Libya #Lebanon #Jordan #Iraq #Palestine #Yemen

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linkhttp://www.nrc.no calendar_today03-03-2013 18:28:40

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Ten years since the first Syrian refugees arrived in refugee camp in Jordan’s eastern desert, NRC’s shelter team leader looks back on building the camp’s first shelter.

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“People have reached a point of saying ‘I would rather die than live this way.’”
Our colleague Eman is still trapped in , after having lost most of her family in the hostilities. Conditions are becoming more unbearable each day.
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More than six months of hostilities in Gaza have also inflicted deep suffering on refugees and local communities in South Lebanon. Hear from our Secretary General Jan Egeland, who visited the area this week ⬇️

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More than 6 months of hostilities have inflicted deep suffering on local communities and refugees in South Lebanon. All aspects of life have been affected and exacerbated by the multiple crises facing Lebanon warned Jan Egeland on a visit to the country nrc.no/news/2024/apri…

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West Bank: Following an increase of extreme violence, the international community must intervene and halt settler attacks targeting Palestinian civilians and protect Palestinian communities near illegal settlements.

Full statement with AIDA members⤵️
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Recent escalations in the Middle East are unprecedented and risk regional conflagration, threatening the lives of millions of civilians.

A statement from 13 humanitarian organisations 👇
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'Israel has deliberately denied aid for months now. It's starved the civilian population and is using starvation as a weapon of war, which is prohibited under International Law.'

Samah Hadid سماح tells CNN International about the horrific conditions for aid workers helping civilians in .

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After six months of unparalleled hostilities in Gaza, urgent action is needed to end hostilities and prevent atrocities. This includes suspending arms transfers to Israel.

The urgency of the situation cannot be overstated.

Full statement 👇
nrc.no/news/2024/apri…

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Gaza: The conduct of this conflict is a race to the bottom, and it's happening with American, German, and other western-supplied arms.

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Satellite images show dramatic increase in the population in recent months. An Israeli ground operation here would trigger another catastrophe. The int'l community must pressure Israel to call off this operation and commit to the protection of civilians. 

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