Alex O'Mahony
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Alex O'Mahony
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Communications & Advocacy Specialist at UNOCHA Ethiopia. Views my own.
📖 Read OCHA Ethiopia's story on the recent seismic activity in Afar and Oromia: ochaethiopia.exposure.co/when-the-ear...
When The Earth Moves - OCHA Ethiopia
Communities in the Afar and Oromia regions are enduring heightened seismic activity, including frequent earthquakes and the ominous presence of smoking volcanoes. This surge in activity is linked to t...
ochaethiopia.exposure.co
February 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Reposted by Alex O'Mahony
A grim milestone. We need to do better at protecting humanitarians as they seek to protect those they serve.
OCHA press release draws on Humanitarian Outcomes aid worker security database which shows 2024 has become the deadliest year for aid workers with 281 people killed so far @tomfletcherun.bsky.social calls for an end to impunity - reliefweb.int/report/world...
UN Relief Chief decries ‘bullets and bombs’ against aid workers - World
News and Press Release in English on World and 1 other country about Safety and Security; published on 22 Nov 2024 by OCHA
reliefweb.int
November 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Reposted by Alex O'Mahony
It’s the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls!

1 in 3 girls and women around the world experience physical and/or sexual violence by:

A husband
A boyfriend
An intimate partner
A lover
A parent
A relative
A colleague
A boss
A stranger

bit.ly/3gy8pfq
#NoExcuse
November 25, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by Alex O'Mahony
UN Women's report on femicide showed that, globally, the most dangerous place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die at the hands of men. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report
Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures show
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Reposted by Alex O'Mahony
The risk of gender-based violence skyrockets during war and crises.

This #16Days of Activism, let there be a renewed call to end violence against forcibly displaced women and girls. #NoExcuse
November 25, 2024 at 7:40 PM