Charles Lawley
@charleslawley.bsky.social
NGO/Third Sector comms & advocacy. Director of Comms & Advoacy for Action For Humanity/Syria Relief. Director Holistiq Comms. Gym bore. Views expressed are my own.
I'm not saying they have selected a new Pope, but I have three missed calls from an unknown number.
May 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'm not saying they have selected a new Pope, but I have three missed calls from an unknown number.
Really important piece published by @rachelhagan.bsky.social on the state of Syria's healthcare.
www.thetimes.com/article/073e...
www.thetimes.com/article/073e...
Syrian doctors can finally speak, but freedom doesn’t buy medicine
Four months after Assad fell, sanctions still cripple hospitals where mothers have caesareans without anaesthesia and infection is rife
www.thetimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Really important piece published by @rachelhagan.bsky.social on the state of Syria's healthcare.
www.thetimes.com/article/073e...
www.thetimes.com/article/073e...
Ummayad Mosque, Damascus
April 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Ummayad Mosque, Damascus
I have given up coffee for lent and 25 days in, I have to say the changes are remarkable.
Firstly I never used to say "I would murder a coffee" and now I am saying it once an hour.
Also, after I eat lunch, I now need CPR.
Firstly I never used to say "I would murder a coffee" and now I am saying it once an hour.
Also, after I eat lunch, I now need CPR.
March 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have given up coffee for lent and 25 days in, I have to say the changes are remarkable.
Firstly I never used to say "I would murder a coffee" and now I am saying it once an hour.
Also, after I eat lunch, I now need CPR.
Firstly I never used to say "I would murder a coffee" and now I am saying it once an hour.
Also, after I eat lunch, I now need CPR.
Who's the most famous person you know of but don't actually know what they look like?
Mine would have to be KSI or Tom Brady.
Mine would have to be KSI or Tom Brady.
March 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Who's the most famous person you know of but don't actually know what they look like?
Mine would have to be KSI or Tom Brady.
Mine would have to be KSI or Tom Brady.
🇬🇧Britain 🇬🇧 once led on humanitarian values—but now, its global commitments seem to be fading. This thought-provoking piece from Middle East Eye challenges us to reflect on the legacy of inaction. Read more: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-a...
#HumanitarianAid #GlobalCommitment #UKAid
#HumanitarianAid #GlobalCommitment #UKAid
The UK is abandoning its global commitments - and history will remember its inaction
The UK's foreign aid cuts betray its humanitarian role, deepen global suffering, and signal a dangerous western retreat from responsibility and moral leadership
www.middleeasteye.net
March 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🇬🇧Britain 🇬🇧 once led on humanitarian values—but now, its global commitments seem to be fading. This thought-provoking piece from Middle East Eye challenges us to reflect on the legacy of inaction. Read more: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-a...
#HumanitarianAid #GlobalCommitment #UKAid
#HumanitarianAid #GlobalCommitment #UKAid
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"The women leading their communities and defending their rights deserve not to be disproportionately impacted by the decisions of men, made in London”
Me in @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Me in @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget are ‘cruel and shameful’, say experts
Reduction to 0.3% of gross national income in order to fund defence spending has been decried as a ‘move to appease Trump’
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"The women leading their communities and defending their rights deserve not to be disproportionately impacted by the decisions of men, made in London”
Me in @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Me in @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
I have the most minor cold possible so, needless to say, I am lay waiting for death to release me from life's cruel embrace.
February 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I have the most minor cold possible so, needless to say, I am lay waiting for death to release me from life's cruel embrace.
I have never once seen a Instagram story video from the crowd at a gig that I didn't immediately skip.
February 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I have never once seen a Instagram story video from the crowd at a gig that I didn't immediately skip.
Watched Inside by Bo Burnham again and my goodness me it was excellent.
February 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Watched Inside by Bo Burnham again and my goodness me it was excellent.
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Imagine seeing what Truss did to the UK economy and thinking ‘I’ll have a bit of that - but even worse’
February 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Imagine seeing what Truss did to the UK economy and thinking ‘I’ll have a bit of that - but even worse’
I leg dayed too close to the son and I am now walking like I am 78-years-old.
February 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I leg dayed too close to the son and I am now walking like I am 78-years-old.
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My thoughts on sanctions on Syria - urgent that they be lifted in a way that can boost the decimated Syrian economy. The UK has yet to make its position known even after the EU has. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/syri...
Syria after Assad: Why EU sanctions relief is crucial
The move sends a positive message that Syria is no longer a global outcast, while the phased implementation holds HTS to account
www.middleeasteye.net
January 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
My thoughts on sanctions on Syria - urgent that they be lifted in a way that can boost the decimated Syrian economy. The UK has yet to make its position known even after the EU has. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/syri...
Does anyone have any Chinese New Year Resolutions?
January 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Does anyone have any Chinese New Year Resolutions?
Everyone outside of the M25 is sending thoughts and prayers to the people of London as they wrestle over the dilemma of if they want a major infrastructure investment. Must be tough.
January 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Everyone outside of the M25 is sending thoughts and prayers to the people of London as they wrestle over the dilemma of if they want a major infrastructure investment. Must be tough.
Trying out DeepSeek.
January 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Trying out DeepSeek.
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At least four children – one girl and three boys – were reportedly killed, and three boys injured in Friday’s attack on #ElFasher’s Saudi Hospital, #Sudan
Heartbreakingly, the children were in the emergency ward after being hospitalised by earlier bombings
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Heartbreakingly, the children were in the emergency ward after being hospitalised by earlier bombings
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
January 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
At least four children – one girl and three boys – were reportedly killed, and three boys injured in Friday’s attack on #ElFasher’s Saudi Hospital, #Sudan
Heartbreakingly, the children were in the emergency ward after being hospitalised by earlier bombings
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Heartbreakingly, the children were in the emergency ward after being hospitalised by earlier bombings
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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My dream is to literally make my dog so famous that we get paid silly money and pay taxes just to hang out all day and film it for fun 🥹 www.instagram.com/ruby_wags_th...
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January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My dream is to literally make my dog so famous that we get paid silly money and pay taxes just to hang out all day and film it for fun 🥹 www.instagram.com/ruby_wags_th...
EasyJet advertising, a "Big Orange Sale" on trips to Belfast.
Oh lads...
Oh lads...
January 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
EasyJet advertising, a "Big Orange Sale" on trips to Belfast.
Oh lads...
Oh lads...
2016 levels of celebrity deaths currently.
January 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
2016 levels of celebrity deaths currently.
I am immensely honoured to work from the new @actionforhumanity.bsky.social / Syria Relief office in Free Damascus this week.
January 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I am immensely honoured to work from the new @actionforhumanity.bsky.social / Syria Relief office in Free Damascus this week.
I travelled to Damascus via Aleppo, Idlib, Hama & Homs
The scale of devastation was heartbreaking. Entire towns where not a building was spared. Bombed out homes as far as the eye can see.
This is only a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the carnage unleashed upon Syrians
The scale of devastation was heartbreaking. Entire towns where not a building was spared. Bombed out homes as far as the eye can see.
This is only a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the carnage unleashed upon Syrians
January 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I travelled to Damascus via Aleppo, Idlib, Hama & Homs
The scale of devastation was heartbreaking. Entire towns where not a building was spared. Bombed out homes as far as the eye can see.
This is only a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the carnage unleashed upon Syrians
The scale of devastation was heartbreaking. Entire towns where not a building was spared. Bombed out homes as far as the eye can see.
This is only a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the carnage unleashed upon Syrians
I am honoured to have been selected as a judge for the Purpose Awards.
The Purpose Awards 2025 celebrate campaigns that create positive change through innovative ideas, driving real-world impact.
You can enter and find out more at purposeawards.co.uk
#PurposeAwardsEMEA
The Purpose Awards 2025 celebrate campaigns that create positive change through innovative ideas, driving real-world impact.
You can enter and find out more at purposeawards.co.uk
#PurposeAwardsEMEA
January 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I am honoured to have been selected as a judge for the Purpose Awards.
The Purpose Awards 2025 celebrate campaigns that create positive change through innovative ideas, driving real-world impact.
You can enter and find out more at purposeawards.co.uk
#PurposeAwardsEMEA
The Purpose Awards 2025 celebrate campaigns that create positive change through innovative ideas, driving real-world impact.
You can enter and find out more at purposeawards.co.uk
#PurposeAwardsEMEA
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“Children in Gaza are cold, sick and traumatized. Many still wear summer clothes. With cooking gas gone, many are searching through rubble for scraps of plastic to burn.”
#Gaza
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/w...
#Gaza
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/w...
5 Babies Die From the Cold in Gaza as Temperatures Drop
A boy less than 3 weeks old was among the latest to succumb to winter weather, Gazan officials said. Families displaced by Israel’s attacks have little more than tents and tarps to protect them.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“Children in Gaza are cold, sick and traumatized. Many still wear summer clothes. With cooking gas gone, many are searching through rubble for scraps of plastic to burn.”
#Gaza
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/w...
#Gaza
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/w...
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Great to hear that Foregin Office Minister has stated in the chamber that the UK government considers “the value of a Palestinian life is much the same, exactly same as an Israeli life.”
January 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Great to hear that Foregin Office Minister has stated in the chamber that the UK government considers “the value of a Palestinian life is much the same, exactly same as an Israeli life.”