Tim Shenk
@timshenk.msf.ca
Senior Communications Officer, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA. Based in NYC and internationally focused. Opinions my own.
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“It's some kind of blind violence. It's not only about taking the city, but it really looks now like some kind of revenge.” - Sylvain Pénicaud of @doctorswithoutborders.org, bearing witness to atrocities in the war in Sudan www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... @pbsnews.org
Sudan's brutal civil war escalates as paramilitary forces go on killing rampage
Sudan's civil war has entered a new and horrific phase as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have gone on a killing rampage after taking over the key city of El Fasher in western Darfur. Hundreds of th...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“It's some kind of blind violence. It's not only about taking the city, but it really looks now like some kind of revenge.” - Sylvain Pénicaud of @doctorswithoutborders.org, bearing witness to atrocities in the war in Sudan www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... @pbsnews.org
Sudan's war is so far out of sight that it seems like another world, but it is our own. Giulia Chiopris, @doctorswithoutborders.org pediatrician in North Darfur, speaks of thousands fleeing famine. Keep eyes on Sudan. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1... @khoureld.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com
Sudanese paramilitary enters army’s last stronghold in Darfur
El Fashir is the last major city in the western region of Darfur held by Sudan’s military forces. The Rapid Support Forces’ entry raises fears of a bloodbath.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sudan's war is so far out of sight that it seems like another world, but it is our own. Giulia Chiopris, @doctorswithoutborders.org pediatrician in North Darfur, speaks of thousands fleeing famine. Keep eyes on Sudan. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1... @khoureld.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com
Sobering report from my @doctorswithoutborders.org colleagues in Port-au-Prince: Civilians in Haiti are caught in deadly, escalating violence. Many people have lost access to medical care amid a territorial conflict between armed groups and the police. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/civil...
Civilians in Haiti are caught in deadly, escalating violence
Many people have lost access to medical care amid a territorial conflict between armed groups and the police.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sobering report from my @doctorswithoutborders.org colleagues in Port-au-Prince: Civilians in Haiti are caught in deadly, escalating violence. Many people have lost access to medical care amid a territorial conflict between armed groups and the police. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/civil...
@doctorswithoutborders.org calls on US lawmakers to:
• Ensure a surge of lifesaving humanitarian aid to people in Gaza
• Suspend arms transfers to Israel
• Call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza
STOP THE GENOCIDE! LET GAZA LIVE! Sign on: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/campa...
• Ensure a surge of lifesaving humanitarian aid to people in Gaza
• Suspend arms transfers to Israel
• Call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza
STOP THE GENOCIDE! LET GAZA LIVE! Sign on: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/campa...
September 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@doctorswithoutborders.org calls on US lawmakers to:
• Ensure a surge of lifesaving humanitarian aid to people in Gaza
• Suspend arms transfers to Israel
• Call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza
STOP THE GENOCIDE! LET GAZA LIVE! Sign on: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/campa...
• Ensure a surge of lifesaving humanitarian aid to people in Gaza
• Suspend arms transfers to Israel
• Call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza
STOP THE GENOCIDE! LET GAZA LIVE! Sign on: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/campa...
Happy to share: @doctorswithoutborders.org USA appoints Tirana Hassan as new CEO: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/docto...
Doctors Without Borders USA names Tirana Hassan as new CEO
Hassan brings decades of experience across the humanitarian and human rights fields.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Happy to share: @doctorswithoutborders.org USA appoints Tirana Hassan as new CEO: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/docto...
Thank you, Grace. All of the above, but insecurity and access are among the biggest challenges.
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Thank you, Grace. All of the above, but insecurity and access are among the biggest challenges.
Yesterday was a terrible day in Sudan's Darfur region. Hospitals received 99 people wounded in attacks including drone strikes on populated areas and the shooting and beating of people fleeing the besieged city of El Fasher. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/darfu... @doctorswithoutborders.org
Darfur hospitals receive nearly 100 wounded people in one day
Survivors who managed to escape El Fasher report an unbearable situation in the besieged city and ongoing dangers on the road to Tawila.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Yesterday was a terrible day in Sudan's Darfur region. Hospitals received 99 people wounded in attacks including drone strikes on populated areas and the shooting and beating of people fleeing the besieged city of El Fasher. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/darfu... @doctorswithoutborders.org
In the midst of war, Sudan is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in years. @doctorswithoutborders.org teams are calling for a scaled-up response. @evesampson.bsky.social @nytimes.com
Sudan, Battered by War, Is Hit by Its ‘Worst Cholera Outbreak’ in Years
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August 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In the midst of war, Sudan is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in years. @doctorswithoutborders.org teams are calling for a scaled-up response. @evesampson.bsky.social @nytimes.com
People in Gaza are starving.
Israeli authorities have rejected requests from dozens of NGOs to bring in lifesaving goods, saying they are “not authorized to deliver aid.”
@doctorswithoutborders.org joins more than 100 organizations calling for an end to this "weaponization" of aid.
Israeli authorities have rejected requests from dozens of NGOs to bring in lifesaving goods, saying they are “not authorized to deliver aid.”
@doctorswithoutborders.org joins more than 100 organizations calling for an end to this "weaponization" of aid.
Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens in Gaza
MSF joins over 100 organizations calling for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
August 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
People in Gaza are starving.
Israeli authorities have rejected requests from dozens of NGOs to bring in lifesaving goods, saying they are “not authorized to deliver aid.”
@doctorswithoutborders.org joins more than 100 organizations calling for an end to this "weaponization" of aid.
Israeli authorities have rejected requests from dozens of NGOs to bring in lifesaving goods, saying they are “not authorized to deliver aid.”
@doctorswithoutborders.org joins more than 100 organizations calling for an end to this "weaponization" of aid.
Cholera is spreading in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
@doctorswithoutborders.org has opened a 160-bed cholera treatment center in Tawila and may need to expand it.
More aid is urgently needed - especially cholera vaccines.
@doctorswithoutborders.org has opened a 160-bed cholera treatment center in Tawila and may need to expand it.
More aid is urgently needed - especially cholera vaccines.
Dans l'ouest du Soudan, l'épidémie de choléra frappe durement les déplacés de Tawila
Dans l'ouest du Soudan, l'épidémie de choléra frappe durement les déplacés de Tawila
Dans les camps de déplacés de Tawila, dans l'ouest du Soudan en proie à une épidémie de choléra, la peur s'est glissée dans chaque geste du quotidien. Eau, vêtements, gamelles : tout paraît contaminé.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Cholera is spreading in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
@doctorswithoutborders.org has opened a 160-bed cholera treatment center in Tawila and may need to expand it.
More aid is urgently needed - especially cholera vaccines.
@doctorswithoutborders.org has opened a 160-bed cholera treatment center in Tawila and may need to expand it.
More aid is urgently needed - especially cholera vaccines.
A doctor bearing witness from two months in Gaza. See also #humansofny www.instagram.com/p/DNOV-qQOdbN
August 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A doctor bearing witness from two months in Gaza. See also #humansofny www.instagram.com/p/DNOV-qQOdbN
"Protect, not punish."
People fleeing war, violence and persecution have a right to seek asylum, whether it's 1951 or 2025.
A @doctorswithoutborders.org report calls on governments across the Americas to honor their obligations.
People fleeing war, violence and persecution have a right to seek asylum, whether it's 1951 or 2025.
A @doctorswithoutborders.org report calls on governments across the Americas to honor their obligations.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
August 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Protect, not punish."
People fleeing war, violence and persecution have a right to seek asylum, whether it's 1951 or 2025.
A @doctorswithoutborders.org report calls on governments across the Americas to honor their obligations.
People fleeing war, violence and persecution have a right to seek asylum, whether it's 1951 or 2025.
A @doctorswithoutborders.org report calls on governments across the Americas to honor their obligations.
Many pediatric and maternal health programs in southwestern Somalia have been shuttered by US aid cuts this year. A view from the bedsides of malnourished children: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/deadl... @doctorswithoutborders.org
Deadly delays: How funding gaps are undermining health care in Somalia
Poverty, insecurity, and distance already impede access to care in remote areas of Somalia, and the suspension of USAID funding has caused the closure of at least 37 health sites around Baidoa.
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August 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Many pediatric and maternal health programs in southwestern Somalia have been shuttered by US aid cuts this year. A view from the bedsides of malnourished children: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/deadl... @doctorswithoutborders.org
@doctorswithoutborders.org is responding to cholera in South Darfur, where treatment centers are overwhelmed. But there are no cholera vaccines in the region. They are urgently needed.
August 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
@doctorswithoutborders.org is responding to cholera in South Darfur, where treatment centers are overwhelmed. But there are no cholera vaccines in the region. They are urgently needed.
Reposted by Tim Shenk
Staggering numbers of Palestinians now being shot in Gaza as they try to find food at GHF sites, or along UN convoy routes. More than 4,500 people treated in a single Red Cross clinic. Almost 1,400 across two MSF clinics. Total is more than 12,000, according to health ministry.
August 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Staggering numbers of Palestinians now being shot in Gaza as they try to find food at GHF sites, or along UN convoy routes. More than 4,500 people treated in a single Red Cross clinic. Almost 1,400 across two MSF clinics. Total is more than 12,000, according to health ministry.
In war-torn South Darfur, Sudan, @doctorswithoutborders.org teams are responding to a cholera outbreak. Cholera vaccines are urgently needed. We're calling for @unicef.org to act
South Darfur, Sudan is facing a deadly cholera outbreak. As of 5 August, the Ministry of Health in South Darfur reported 1,440 suspected cases and 74 deaths. We are supporting cholera treatment centres that are now overwhelmed. We need @unicef.org and WHO to act now.
August 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In war-torn South Darfur, Sudan, @doctorswithoutborders.org teams are responding to a cholera outbreak. Cholera vaccines are urgently needed. We're calling for @unicef.org to act
A wave of starvation in Gaza, and a lack of resources to treat it.
“We’re seeing shortages on the medical side; we’re seeing it on the nutritional side”
- Mohammed Fadlalla of @doctorswithoutborders.org
“We’re seeing shortages on the medical side; we’re seeing it on the nutritional side”
- Mohammed Fadlalla of @doctorswithoutborders.org
Starvation is spreading in Gaza — and treating it won’t be easy
Experts warn that famine is unfolding in Gaza — and that treating severe acute malnutrition will take more than just increasing food aid to the enclave.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A wave of starvation in Gaza, and a lack of resources to treat it.
“We’re seeing shortages on the medical side; we’re seeing it on the nutritional side”
- Mohammed Fadlalla of @doctorswithoutborders.org
“We’re seeing shortages on the medical side; we’re seeing it on the nutritional side”
- Mohammed Fadlalla of @doctorswithoutborders.org
Cuts to malaria funding by the US are also evident now in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, where @doctorswithoutborders.org is receiving more patients and concerned about further increases: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/aid-c...
August 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Cuts to malaria funding by the US are also evident now in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, where @doctorswithoutborders.org is receiving more patients and concerned about further increases: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/aid-c...
A deep look at what @doctorswithoutborders.org calls a "war on people" - and what nobody is doing to stop it
“The end of the liberal world order” is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in conference rooms and lecture halls. But in war-ravaged Sudan, it’s a reality. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social traveled there and spoke with those who are living in this post-American world:
This Is What the End of the Liberal World Order Looks Like
In a post-American world, greed and nihilism are destroying Sudan.
bit.ly
August 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A deep look at what @doctorswithoutborders.org calls a "war on people" - and what nobody is doing to stop it
Reposted by Tim Shenk
“In MSF’s nearly 54 years of operations, rarely have we seen such levels of systematic violence against unarmed civilians.”
The GHF-run food distributions in Gaza, Palestine, have become sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation”, not humanitarian aid.
The GHF-run food distributions in Gaza, Palestine, have become sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation”, not humanitarian aid.
GHF-run food distributions in Gaza are sites of orchestrated killing | MSF
MSF calls for the immediate dismantling of the GHF scheme; the restoration of the UN-coordinated aid delivery mechanism; and calls on governments to suspend all financial and political support for the GHF.
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August 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“In MSF’s nearly 54 years of operations, rarely have we seen such levels of systematic violence against unarmed civilians.”
The GHF-run food distributions in Gaza, Palestine, have become sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation”, not humanitarian aid.
The GHF-run food distributions in Gaza, Palestine, have become sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation”, not humanitarian aid.
US aid cuts are affecting refugees in Ethiopia. A detailed update from @doctorswithoutborders.org teams who are overloaded with malaria and malnutrition patients in the Gambella region after multiple aid organizations ended services www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/aid-c...
Aid cuts threaten refugees’ lives in Ethiopia’s Gambella region
MSF is overwhelmed by the increased patient load, and we fear this number will likely keep rising in the coming months with more health facility closures.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
US aid cuts are affecting refugees in Ethiopia. A detailed update from @doctorswithoutborders.org teams who are overloaded with malaria and malnutrition patients in the Gambella region after multiple aid organizations ended services www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/aid-c...
In a worrying trend, there have been a string of brazen attacks against health and humanitarian workers in South Sudan this year. @doctorswithoutborders.org is suspending work in 2 counties after a staff member was abducted by gunmen last week. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/south...
South Sudan: MSF suspends activities in two counties following abductions of health care staff
In the latest of a string of brazen attacks in Morobo and Yei River counties, armed men took an MSF staff member from a vehicle before releasing him hours later.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
August 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In a worrying trend, there have been a string of brazen attacks against health and humanitarian workers in South Sudan this year. @doctorswithoutborders.org is suspending work in 2 counties after a staff member was abducted by gunmen last week. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/south...
Reposted by Tim Shenk
Israel's military campaign in Gaza has killed 60,000 people. 18,500 were children. Here are their names. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Israel's military campaign in Gaza has killed 60,000 people. 18,500 were children. Here are their names. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
Rising malnutrition in northern Nigeria is being met with aid funding cuts. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/urgen...
Urgent: An alarming malnutrition crisis in northern Nigeria
Rising malnutrition in northern Nigeria is being met—tragically—with aid funding cuts.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
July 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Rising malnutrition in northern Nigeria is being met with aid funding cuts. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/urgen...
Reposted by Tim Shenk
The US Congress’ decision to claw back around $8 billion of funding previously approved for foreign assistance will exacerbate an already dire situation for people all over the world.
“We cannot and should not accept this dangerous new normal." www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-cu...
“We cannot and should not accept this dangerous new normal." www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-cu...
US cuts to international aid harm people caught in conflict and crisis around the world
MSF remains committed to providing global health and humanitarian aid, but we can’t do it all alone.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
July 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The US Congress’ decision to claw back around $8 billion of funding previously approved for foreign assistance will exacerbate an already dire situation for people all over the world.
“We cannot and should not accept this dangerous new normal." www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-cu...
“We cannot and should not accept this dangerous new normal." www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-cu...