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Senior Vice-President Europe, International Rescue Committee . Personal account

Bruxelles, Belgique
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Joined March 2009
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    4 hours ago

    Vital thread. This is the Age of Impunity in action. Invasion = breach of UN Charter. Killing of civilians = breach of international law. Wars without law = return to dark ages.

    Rather grim intelligence briefings today on fears that Russians frustrated by unexpected resistance will unleash thermobaric weapons and indiscriminate shelling on Kyiv in a bid to break through with horrific consequences for civilians 1/2
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    10 hours ago

    Right now, families across are fleeing escalating violence in search of safety—leaving everything behind. Our message to the world: Welcome human beings forced to flee. Make . The latest and our response:

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    11 hours ago

    💛💙

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    11 hours ago

    🚨 EMERGENCY: The IRC is working in Poland, with our local partners in Ukraine and , to quickly mobilise resources that will provide life-saving support to civilians forced to flee their homes. How you can help ↓

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    12 hours ago

    How to help & its people: 💛 Donate to the IRC's Ukraine Crisis appeal: 💛 Get informed on the situation: 💛 Call on world leaders to protect citizens, allow free movement & make .

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    Feb 24

    As frontline witnesses of the Russian invasion, journalists are in danger of being targeted as Russian tanks roll into . RSF calls on belligerents and international organisations to guarantee their safety.

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    18 hours ago

    Pensées et remerciements à tous les , , partis couvrir le conflit en dépit des risques pour leur sécurité. Sans eux, la guerre ne serait que spectacle et propagande.

    Merci aux journalistes qui vont sur le terrain pour nous informer et contrer la désinformation rampante et la censure de guerre ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩
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    16 hours ago

    Solidarity has never mattered more. I thank all countries already offering immediate help to 🇺🇦 through the 🇪🇺Civil Protection Mechanism. We are also working 24/7 with 's neighbours to support them in providing protection for Ukrainian refugees.

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    15 hours ago

    The attack on is forcing people to flee their homes; the UK must play its part in offering them safety. Glad to add my name to this letter to ⁦⁩:

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    17 hours ago

    "This should not be looked at as another migration crisis. This is a crisis of war. It should not be business as usual, we need real support for the Ukrainian people."

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    Feb 24

    "It’s a fundamental attempt to rewrite the rules of the post-Cold War international order." Ex-UK Foreign Sec David Miliband tells "Putin has been planning this for at least the last eight years since the invasion of Crimea..."

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    Feb 24

    Métros de Kharkiv et Kiev ce soir. Pour être honnête ca me fend le cœur alors ce sera tout pour ce soir 🙏

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    Feb 24

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    "We can see the spectrum of a huge major civil humanitarian crisis." France's former Secretary of State for European Affairs, Harlem Désir, talks about Ukraine's migration crisis. |
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    Feb 24

    Piece from earlier: Ukrainians flee the country as Russian invasion triggers warning of major refugee crisis 🗣️"It should not be business as usual, we need real support for the Ukrainian people." Round up of countries offering support👇

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  15. Feb 24

    All European states and other democracies should commit to welcoming Ukrainian refugees. I spoke to about Ukrainians fleeing to central European countries and the call for European solidarity with people in need of assistance.

    Piece from earlier: Ukrainians flee the country as Russian invasion triggers warning of major refugee crisis 🗣️"It should not be business as usual, we need real support for the Ukrainian people." Round up of countries offering support👇
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    Feb 24

    Place d'habitude cœur battant de la ce soir à 17h. La ville est déserte, les devantures baissées, les rares passants pressent le pas. Absolument inimaginable. 🇫🇷 est là.

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  17. Feb 24

    I spoke to about the humanitarian situation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the need to ensure protection for civilians, internally displaced people and refugees, the role of Europe and the response and assistance to people in need.

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    "We can see the spectrum of a huge major civil humanitarian crisis." France's former Secretary of State for European Affairs, Harlem Désir, talks about Ukraine's migration crisis. |
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    Feb 24

    On a tragic day, a moving witness of the fight for democracy, firmly condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine & involvement of Lukashenka's forces: The voice of democracy is louder than the voice of dictatorship" Merci de nous avoir réuni!

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    Feb 24

    The stands ready to support 🇺🇦's neighbours in providing protection of Ukrainians fleeing their country also via the 🇪🇺 Civil Protection Mechanism. I have spoken to ministers from 🇵🇱, 🇷🇴, 🇭🇺 & 🇲🇩 and reassured them they can count on EU assistance.

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    Feb 24

    🇺🇦

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