Pierre Peron
@pierreperon.bsky.social
Public Information Officer with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Views expressed are my own.
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Back in Geneva.
December 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Back in Geneva.
" Myanmar refugees are undertaking dangerous journeys
in search of protection, safety, family reunification, and livelihoods."
A Route-Based Snapshot: Data & Trends for #Refugees from #Myanmar, as of end-November 2025 (UNHCR)
data.unhcr.org/en/documents...
in search of protection, safety, family reunification, and livelihoods."
A Route-Based Snapshot: Data & Trends for #Refugees from #Myanmar, as of end-November 2025 (UNHCR)
data.unhcr.org/en/documents...
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
" Myanmar refugees are undertaking dangerous journeys
in search of protection, safety, family reunification, and livelihoods."
A Route-Based Snapshot: Data & Trends for #Refugees from #Myanmar, as of end-November 2025 (UNHCR)
data.unhcr.org/en/documents...
in search of protection, safety, family reunification, and livelihoods."
A Route-Based Snapshot: Data & Trends for #Refugees from #Myanmar, as of end-November 2025 (UNHCR)
data.unhcr.org/en/documents...
🚨Airstrike at Mrauk-U General Hospital, #Rakhine #Myanmar
🗨️"The United Nations condemns this attack, which is part of a broader pattern of strikes causing harm to civilians and civilian objects that continue to devastate communities across the country."
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🗨️"The United Nations condemns this attack, which is part of a broader pattern of strikes causing harm to civilians and civilian objects that continue to devastate communities across the country."
press.un.org/en/2025/db25...
December 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨Airstrike at Mrauk-U General Hospital, #Rakhine #Myanmar
🗨️"The United Nations condemns this attack, which is part of a broader pattern of strikes causing harm to civilians and civilian objects that continue to devastate communities across the country."
press.un.org/en/2025/db25...
🗨️"The United Nations condemns this attack, which is part of a broader pattern of strikes causing harm to civilians and civilian objects that continue to devastate communities across the country."
press.un.org/en/2025/db25...
🚨PRESS RELEASE: As conflict fuels suffering in #Myanmar, UN publishes #humanitarian report forecasting most urgent needs for 2026
🌐Often left out of the global headlines, #Myanmar remains one of the world’s most dire and yet under-funded humanitarian crises.
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🌐Often left out of the global headlines, #Myanmar remains one of the world’s most dire and yet under-funded humanitarian crises.
ℹ️ myanmar.un.org/en/306830-co...
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
🚨PRESS RELEASE: As conflict fuels suffering in #Myanmar, UN publishes #humanitarian report forecasting most urgent needs for 2026
🌐Often left out of the global headlines, #Myanmar remains one of the world’s most dire and yet under-funded humanitarian crises.
ℹ️ myanmar.un.org/en/306830-co...
🌐Often left out of the global headlines, #Myanmar remains one of the world’s most dire and yet under-funded humanitarian crises.
ℹ️ myanmar.un.org/en/306830-co...
Catastrophic flooding and landslides, driven by intensifying cyclones and seasonal monsoons, are devastating communities across South and Southeast Asia.
Since 17 November, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam and Malaysia have been among the hardest hit.
reliefweb.int/report/sri-l...
Since 17 November, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam and Malaysia have been among the hardest hit.
reliefweb.int/report/sri-l...
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Catastrophic flooding and landslides, driven by intensifying cyclones and seasonal monsoons, are devastating communities across South and Southeast Asia.
Since 17 November, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam and Malaysia have been among the hardest hit.
reliefweb.int/report/sri-l...
Since 17 November, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam and Malaysia have been among the hardest hit.
reliefweb.int/report/sri-l...
📢Latest #Myanmar Humanitarian Update
🚨Civilian casualties and new displacement continue daily
🍚Myanmar is now a hunger hotspot of “very high concern”, with nutrition situation worsening in Rakhine
📈The 2025 HNRP is only 15% funded
reliefweb.int/report/myanm...
🚨Civilian casualties and new displacement continue daily
🍚Myanmar is now a hunger hotspot of “very high concern”, with nutrition situation worsening in Rakhine
📈The 2025 HNRP is only 15% funded
reliefweb.int/report/myanm...
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
📢Latest #Myanmar Humanitarian Update
🚨Civilian casualties and new displacement continue daily
🍚Myanmar is now a hunger hotspot of “very high concern”, with nutrition situation worsening in Rakhine
📈The 2025 HNRP is only 15% funded
reliefweb.int/report/myanm...
🚨Civilian casualties and new displacement continue daily
🍚Myanmar is now a hunger hotspot of “very high concern”, with nutrition situation worsening in Rakhine
📈The 2025 HNRP is only 15% funded
reliefweb.int/report/myanm...
#PHILIPPINES: Tropical Cyclone #Kalmaegi (#Tino) and #Fung-Wong (#Uwan) #Humanitarian Snapshot
reliefweb.int/report/phili...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#PHILIPPINES: Tropical Cyclone #Kalmaegi (#Tino) and #Fung-Wong (#Uwan) #Humanitarian Snapshot
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Today’s free humanitarian reporting glossary:
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today’s free humanitarian reporting glossary:
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
#Myanmar: Humanitarian conditions are worsening as insecurity persists across affected regions.
In #Sagaing Region, airstrikes and ground offensives in early October displaced more than 14,000 people and reportedly destroyed over 1,700 houses.
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In #Sagaing Region, airstrikes and ground offensives in early October displaced more than 14,000 people and reportedly destroyed over 1,700 houses.
↘️ reliefweb.int/report/phili...
October 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
#Myanmar: Humanitarian conditions are worsening as insecurity persists across affected regions.
In #Sagaing Region, airstrikes and ground offensives in early October displaced more than 14,000 people and reportedly destroyed over 1,700 houses.
↘️ reliefweb.int/report/phili...
In #Sagaing Region, airstrikes and ground offensives in early October displaced more than 14,000 people and reportedly destroyed over 1,700 houses.
↘️ reliefweb.int/report/phili...
The impact of a disaster doesn’t disappear when news headlines move on.
Six months since the devastating #earthquakes in #Myanmar, humanitarians continue to respond to the needs of communities still living with destroyed homes, schools, and livelihoods.
Six months since the devastating #earthquakes in #Myanmar, humanitarians continue to respond to the needs of communities still living with destroyed homes, schools, and livelihoods.
September 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The impact of a disaster doesn’t disappear when news headlines move on.
Six months since the devastating #earthquakes in #Myanmar, humanitarians continue to respond to the needs of communities still living with destroyed homes, schools, and livelihoods.
Six months since the devastating #earthquakes in #Myanmar, humanitarians continue to respond to the needs of communities still living with destroyed homes, schools, and livelihoods.
🔹Response efforts scaled up to assist affected people ahead of cold season #Afghanistan
🔹SuperTY Ragasa hit northern #Philippines, over 15k people evacuated
🔹Armed clashes intensified in NW #Myanmar
🔹Relief operations ongoing in flood-affected areas #Pakistan
reliefweb.int/report/phili...
🔹SuperTY Ragasa hit northern #Philippines, over 15k people evacuated
🔹Armed clashes intensified in NW #Myanmar
🔹Relief operations ongoing in flood-affected areas #Pakistan
reliefweb.int/report/phili...
September 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🔹Response efforts scaled up to assist affected people ahead of cold season #Afghanistan
🔹SuperTY Ragasa hit northern #Philippines, over 15k people evacuated
🔹Armed clashes intensified in NW #Myanmar
🔹Relief operations ongoing in flood-affected areas #Pakistan
reliefweb.int/report/phili...
🔹SuperTY Ragasa hit northern #Philippines, over 15k people evacuated
🔹Armed clashes intensified in NW #Myanmar
🔹Relief operations ongoing in flood-affected areas #Pakistan
reliefweb.int/report/phili...
Today’s free humanitarian reporting glossary:
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today’s free humanitarian reporting glossary:
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People
You are welcome.
Reposted by Pierre Peron
Alea told me one of the saddest stories that I have heard in my humanitarian career.
We shouldn’t wait for disasters to strike before mobilizing humanitarian action.
#COP29 #ClimateAction #Bangladesh
We shouldn’t wait for disasters to strike before mobilizing humanitarian action.
#COP29 #ClimateAction #Bangladesh
November 15, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Alea told me one of the saddest stories that I have heard in my humanitarian career.
We shouldn’t wait for disasters to strike before mobilizing humanitarian action.
#COP29 #ClimateAction #Bangladesh
We shouldn’t wait for disasters to strike before mobilizing humanitarian action.
#COP29 #ClimateAction #Bangladesh
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A few years ago, I met 7-year-old Mohibulla outside his neighbour's bullet-scarred gate.
I asked him if he goes to school.
"How can I go to school? It burned down during the fighting."
Fasl-e-Bolan, Helmand Province, #Afghanistan
#WorldChildrensDay #EducationCannotWait
I asked him if he goes to school.
"How can I go to school? It burned down during the fighting."
Fasl-e-Bolan, Helmand Province, #Afghanistan
#WorldChildrensDay #EducationCannotWait
November 20, 2024 at 12:34 PM
A few years ago, I met 7-year-old Mohibulla outside his neighbour's bullet-scarred gate.
I asked him if he goes to school.
"How can I go to school? It burned down during the fighting."
Fasl-e-Bolan, Helmand Province, #Afghanistan
#WorldChildrensDay #EducationCannotWait
I asked him if he goes to school.
"How can I go to school? It burned down during the fighting."
Fasl-e-Bolan, Helmand Province, #Afghanistan
#WorldChildrensDay #EducationCannotWait
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We are 19% funded – 40% down on last year. Millions going without food, healthcare, protection. Aid workers killed at record levels.
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
September 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We are 19% funded – 40% down on last year. Millions going without food, healthcare, protection. Aid workers killed at record levels.
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
🗨️"Change is essential right now, but we’re not changing in benign waters – we’re changing in the midst of a storm around us.
...We need to fight for what must be saved, and we must imagine what we can be in the future."
- @tomfletcherun.bsky.social @unocha.org
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...We need to fight for what must be saved, and we must imagine what we can be in the future."
- @tomfletcherun.bsky.social @unocha.org
reliefweb.int/report/world...
September 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
🗨️"Change is essential right now, but we’re not changing in benign waters – we’re changing in the midst of a storm around us.
...We need to fight for what must be saved, and we must imagine what we can be in the future."
- @tomfletcherun.bsky.social @unocha.org
reliefweb.int/report/world...
...We need to fight for what must be saved, and we must imagine what we can be in the future."
- @tomfletcherun.bsky.social @unocha.org
reliefweb.int/report/world...
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"We have nothing left."
The earthquake in #Afghanistan has left people with nothing. Their homes and loved ones are gone, their futures on the brink.
A population that has already endured so much needs the world’s solidarity now.
You can help: https://bit.ly/45J6gUW
The earthquake in #Afghanistan has left people with nothing. Their homes and loved ones are gone, their futures on the brink.
A population that has already endured so much needs the world’s solidarity now.
You can help: https://bit.ly/45J6gUW
September 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"We have nothing left."
The earthquake in #Afghanistan has left people with nothing. Their homes and loved ones are gone, their futures on the brink.
A population that has already endured so much needs the world’s solidarity now.
You can help: https://bit.ly/45J6gUW
The earthquake in #Afghanistan has left people with nothing. Their homes and loved ones are gone, their futures on the brink.
A population that has already endured so much needs the world’s solidarity now.
You can help: https://bit.ly/45J6gUW
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We’re working around clock in response to the Afghanistan earthquakes. But we need more funding to save more lives.
Here's how you can help: crisisrelief.un.org/en/afghanistan
Here's how you can help: crisisrelief.un.org/en/afghanistan
September 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We’re working around clock in response to the Afghanistan earthquakes. But we need more funding to save more lives.
Here's how you can help: crisisrelief.un.org/en/afghanistan
Here's how you can help: crisisrelief.un.org/en/afghanistan
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Millions have been affected by #Pakistan floods and need support.
I’ve allocated $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to provide life-saving aid and cash support to the most vulnerable.
I’ve allocated $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to provide life-saving aid and cash support to the most vulnerable.
September 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Millions have been affected by #Pakistan floods and need support.
I’ve allocated $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to provide life-saving aid and cash support to the most vulnerable.
I’ve allocated $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to provide life-saving aid and cash support to the most vulnerable.
Reposted by Pierre Peron
Following the devastating #floods in #Pakistan, humanitarian partners are delivering clean water, health care, emergency shelter & other urgent supplies to people.
#OCHAthanks donors to the Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Fund for enabling a faster & more effective response.
#OCHAthanks donors to the Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Fund for enabling a faster & more effective response.
September 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Following the devastating #floods in #Pakistan, humanitarian partners are delivering clean water, health care, emergency shelter & other urgent supplies to people.
#OCHAthanks donors to the Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Fund for enabling a faster & more effective response.
#OCHAthanks donors to the Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Fund for enabling a faster & more effective response.
📣 #Afghanistan #Earthquake in Nangahar Flash Update No.4
🔹 2,205 people killed, 3,640 people injured and 84,000 people affected
🔹43,000 ready-to-eat meals, 901 standard non-food item kits & 1,077 family tents have been distributed to affected areas
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
🔹 2,205 people killed, 3,640 people injured and 84,000 people affected
🔹43,000 ready-to-eat meals, 901 standard non-food item kits & 1,077 family tents have been distributed to affected areas
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
September 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
📣 #Afghanistan #Earthquake in Nangahar Flash Update No.4
🔹 2,205 people killed, 3,640 people injured and 84,000 people affected
🔹43,000 ready-to-eat meals, 901 standard non-food item kits & 1,077 family tents have been distributed to affected areas
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
🔹 2,205 people killed, 3,640 people injured and 84,000 people affected
🔹43,000 ready-to-eat meals, 901 standard non-food item kits & 1,077 family tents have been distributed to affected areas
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
⚠️ #Afghanistan #Earthquake Flash Update #3
🟦 Initial reports : 1,368 people killed, over 17,000 people affected & 2,924 homes destroyed
🟦 Aftershocks have worsened road blockages, further hindering access to affected areas
🟦 Humanitarian response is ongoing
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
🟦 Initial reports : 1,368 people killed, over 17,000 people affected & 2,924 homes destroyed
🟦 Aftershocks have worsened road blockages, further hindering access to affected areas
🟦 Humanitarian response is ongoing
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
September 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
⚠️ #Afghanistan #Earthquake Flash Update #3
🟦 Initial reports : 1,368 people killed, over 17,000 people affected & 2,924 homes destroyed
🟦 Aftershocks have worsened road blockages, further hindering access to affected areas
🟦 Humanitarian response is ongoing
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
🟦 Initial reports : 1,368 people killed, over 17,000 people affected & 2,924 homes destroyed
🟦 Aftershocks have worsened road blockages, further hindering access to affected areas
🟦 Humanitarian response is ongoing
reliefweb.int/report/afgha...
Reposted by Pierre Peron
A devastating 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 800 people and injuring thousands more.
In response, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya has allocated $5M from UNCERF to deliver urgent shelter, health, food and logistics support to the affected people.
In response, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya has allocated $5M from UNCERF to deliver urgent shelter, health, food and logistics support to the affected people.
September 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A devastating 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 800 people and injuring thousands more.
In response, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya has allocated $5M from UNCERF to deliver urgent shelter, health, food and logistics support to the affected people.
In response, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya has allocated $5M from UNCERF to deliver urgent shelter, health, food and logistics support to the affected people.
Reposted by Pierre Peron
Emergency assessments are underway to gauge the full impact of the earthquake in #Afghanistan.
The Humanitarian Coordinator, Indrika Ratwatte, highlights compounding challenges – 1.7million returnees, severe drought and crippling funding cuts.
Global solidarity is urgently needed.
The Humanitarian Coordinator, Indrika Ratwatte, highlights compounding challenges – 1.7million returnees, severe drought and crippling funding cuts.
Global solidarity is urgently needed.
September 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Emergency assessments are underway to gauge the full impact of the earthquake in #Afghanistan.
The Humanitarian Coordinator, Indrika Ratwatte, highlights compounding challenges – 1.7million returnees, severe drought and crippling funding cuts.
Global solidarity is urgently needed.
The Humanitarian Coordinator, Indrika Ratwatte, highlights compounding challenges – 1.7million returnees, severe drought and crippling funding cuts.
Global solidarity is urgently needed.
Reposted by Pierre Peron
#Pakistan has again been hit by devastating floods, fueled by the #ClimateCrisis.
Punjab is facing its worst monsoon flooding in nearly four decades.
⚠️ 2,000+ villages inundated
⚠️ Over 2 million people affected
⚠️ 881 people killed
Latest update: https://bit.ly/46b4X0e
Punjab is facing its worst monsoon flooding in nearly four decades.
⚠️ 2,000+ villages inundated
⚠️ Over 2 million people affected
⚠️ 881 people killed
Latest update: https://bit.ly/46b4X0e
September 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#Pakistan has again been hit by devastating floods, fueled by the #ClimateCrisis.
Punjab is facing its worst monsoon flooding in nearly four decades.
⚠️ 2,000+ villages inundated
⚠️ Over 2 million people affected
⚠️ 881 people killed
Latest update: https://bit.ly/46b4X0e
Punjab is facing its worst monsoon flooding in nearly four decades.
⚠️ 2,000+ villages inundated
⚠️ Over 2 million people affected
⚠️ 881 people killed
Latest update: https://bit.ly/46b4X0e