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Increasingly true and increasingly concerning, for all of us. "In polarised and politically charged contexts, humanitarian principles such as neutrality and impartiality are increasingly misunderstood, misrepresented or deliberately attacked online." @ifrc.org www.ifrc.org/press-releas...

Utterly heartbreaking news from Ukraine, where an overnight attack killed two-year-old twins Ivan and Vladyslav, and their one-year-old sister Myroslava, when their house was hit in the town of Bohodukhiv. Their father was also killed and their pregnant mother injured. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“I hear the rockets fly over. I sit quietly. The children sleep, and I am on guard.” @andrewkramer.bsky.social & @lynseyaddario.bsky.social report on how families in Kyiv are surviving the bitter chill of the coldest winter in a decade amid continuing attacks on power www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...

“Humanitarian assistance saves lives and must continue wherever needs arise. But when emergency tools become the long-term default, and entire generations remain trapped in dependency, we are not building sustainability." Critical points by Barham Salih @unhcr.org www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...

53 people, including two babies, are dead or missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Friday. Only two survived. In January, 375 people were reported dead or missing in the Central Med - more than 10 a day, per @iom.int www.iom.int/news/two-bab...

Kerem Shalom crossing reportedly reopening today - crucial given food security experts say there is just a week’s supply of fresh food left in Gaza. “The return of famine to Gaza is what we fear most, even more than the shelling” a father tells the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

“Children should never be caught in the crossfire, and their homes, schools and communities must not become battlefields. Wars have laws. Children and schools must be off limits." Inger Ashing, @savethechildren.org www.savethechildren.net/news/news-qu...

Geneva, 5 March 2026 – Harmful information is undermining life-saving humanitarian action at a time when disasters are affecting more people, more often, according to the World Disasters Report 2026, ...

"We know where conflict is metastasizing, where hunger is deepening, where displacement is accelerating. "The real question is not whether the warnings are clear, but whether there is will to act on them." @rescue.org's David Miliband www.rescue.org/article/davi...

The bodies of two brothers, aged two, their one-year-old sister and father were pulled from the wreckage of a house in north-eastern Ukraine.

GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, today urged Member States to pursue a decisive shift in the global response to displacement, calling for a measurable reduction in long-term aid dependency and a renewed commitment to international protection, solutions, responsibility-sharing and peace efforts.Salih made the comments in his first briefing to Member States since assuming office at the start of the year, setting out an ambitious direction for UNHCR, including a comprehensive reform agenda to strengthen effectiveness.