Chris Lockyear
@chrislockyear.msf.org
Secretary General - Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders
In Ukraine, many people, often elderly, people live on the frontline, forced to choose between daily terror or fleeing into the unknown.
I spoke with @cnn.com about the work of Ukrainian organisations and
@msf.org, as winter deepens and humanitarian needs grow:
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I spoke with @cnn.com about the work of Ukrainian organisations and
@msf.org, as winter deepens and humanitarian needs grow:
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It will take ‘generations’ to get over the psychological trauma of the Ukraine war, says MSF Secretary General | CNN
Christopher Lockyear is in Dnipro, in Eastern Ukraine. He says the population there is “extremely worried going into winter,” as Russian attacks persist.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In Ukraine, many people, often elderly, people live on the frontline, forced to choose between daily terror or fleeing into the unknown.
I spoke with @cnn.com about the work of Ukrainian organisations and
@msf.org, as winter deepens and humanitarian needs grow:
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/t...
I spoke with @cnn.com about the work of Ukrainian organisations and
@msf.org, as winter deepens and humanitarian needs grow:
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/t...
"So many were killed–yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors"
"a simple, human gesture in the midst of unimaginable horror"
“There are many of us that long to build bridges”
Harrowing and graceful by Sharone Lifschitz
"a simple, human gesture in the midst of unimaginable horror"
“There are many of us that long to build bridges”
Harrowing and graceful by Sharone Lifschitz
Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz
Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz
So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic
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October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"So many were killed–yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors"
"a simple, human gesture in the midst of unimaginable horror"
“There are many of us that long to build bridges”
Harrowing and graceful by Sharone Lifschitz
"a simple, human gesture in the midst of unimaginable horror"
“There are many of us that long to build bridges”
Harrowing and graceful by Sharone Lifschitz
Mariam, along with four other Palestinian journalists, was killed in Nasser hospital yesterday.
Devastating.
Mariam frequently worked with @msf.org.
Here is some of her exceptional and harrowing work curated by @apnews.com :
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Devastating.
Mariam frequently worked with @msf.org.
Here is some of her exceptional and harrowing work curated by @apnews.com :
lnkd.in/dGdh-hmD
August 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Mariam, along with four other Palestinian journalists, was killed in Nasser hospital yesterday.
Devastating.
Mariam frequently worked with @msf.org.
Here is some of her exceptional and harrowing work curated by @apnews.com :
lnkd.in/dGdh-hmD
Devastating.
Mariam frequently worked with @msf.org.
Here is some of her exceptional and harrowing work curated by @apnews.com :
lnkd.in/dGdh-hmD
On hearing of the tragic loss of Abdullah Hammad, the 12th @msf.org staff member killed in Gaza since October 2023, I try and explain orchestrated disaster our teams on the ground are witnessing on a daily basis.
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‘We see an orchestrated disaster in Gaza,’ says head of Médecins Sans Frontières | CNN
Paula Newton speaks with the Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Christopher Lockyear, about the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On hearing of the tragic loss of Abdullah Hammad, the 12th @msf.org staff member killed in Gaza since October 2023, I try and explain orchestrated disaster our teams on the ground are witnessing on a daily basis.
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Gaza’s only remaining lifeline—humanitarian assistance—is being weaponized.
Supplies are throttled.
If not blocked outright, they are rerouted to advance military and political objectives.
Via @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social the experience of
@msf.org teams www.aljazeera.com/video/inside...
Supplies are throttled.
If not blocked outright, they are rerouted to advance military and political objectives.
Via @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social the experience of
@msf.org teams www.aljazeera.com/video/inside...
Why is Israel killing so many Palestinians seeking food in Gaza?
Desperate Palestinians have faced a barrage of attacks by Israeli forces at food sites.
www.aljazeera.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Gaza’s only remaining lifeline—humanitarian assistance—is being weaponized.
Supplies are throttled.
If not blocked outright, they are rerouted to advance military and political objectives.
Via @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social the experience of
@msf.org teams www.aljazeera.com/video/inside...
Supplies are throttled.
If not blocked outright, they are rerouted to advance military and political objectives.
Via @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social the experience of
@msf.org teams www.aljazeera.com/video/inside...
Delivering humanitarian aid in a conflict zone is a serious matter. It is action that takes expertise and principles to accomplish.
Latest Inside Geneva podcast on why politicising and militarising aid is a fatal mistake.
Latest Inside Geneva podcast on why politicising and militarising aid is a fatal mistake.
Latest Inside Geneva podcast is out. Why politicising and militarising aid can be fatal. Huge thanks to @sg-nrc.bsky.social, @chrislockyear.msf.org & @philipgrant40.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
June 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Delivering humanitarian aid in a conflict zone is a serious matter. It is action that takes expertise and principles to accomplish.
Latest Inside Geneva podcast on why politicising and militarising aid is a fatal mistake.
Latest Inside Geneva podcast on why politicising and militarising aid is a fatal mistake.
Following attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan, Gaza, and Sudan, including @msf.org and killings of Palestine Red Crescent Society & Relief International staff
....the silence is deafening
No outrage
No accountability
What is the cost for killing humanitarians?
swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...
....the silence is deafening
No outrage
No accountability
What is the cost for killing humanitarians?
swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...
What is the cost for killing humanitarians?
Médecins Sans Frontières calls for respect of international law and the end of attacks on humanitarian aid workers.
swissinfo.ch
May 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Following attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan, Gaza, and Sudan, including @msf.org and killings of Palestine Red Crescent Society & Relief International staff
....the silence is deafening
No outrage
No accountability
What is the cost for killing humanitarians?
swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...
....the silence is deafening
No outrage
No accountability
What is the cost for killing humanitarians?
swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...
An appalling incident. Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of the Relief International team.
Sincere condolences from @msf.org.
Relief International were the only international humanitarian organisation still operating for the people in Zamzam camp, Sudan.
Sincere condolences from @msf.org.
Relief International were the only international humanitarian organisation still operating for the people in Zamzam camp, Sudan.
April 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
An appalling incident. Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of the Relief International team.
Sincere condolences from @msf.org.
Relief International were the only international humanitarian organisation still operating for the people in Zamzam camp, Sudan.
Sincere condolences from @msf.org.
Relief International were the only international humanitarian organisation still operating for the people in Zamzam camp, Sudan.
Treating millions while global aid falls apart': only possible due to the strong (and predominantly unrestricted!) support of our over 7.3 million private donors around the world.
Doctors Without Borders Secretary-General @chrislockyear.msf.org talks to @aljazeera.com about working in war zones like #Sudan and #Gaza and the impact of aid funding cuts.
www.aljazeera.com/program/talk...
www.aljazeera.com/program/talk...
Doctors Without Borders: Treating millions while global aid falls apart
Christopher Lockyear on war, racism allegations, and front-line aid workers.
www.aljazeera.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Treating millions while global aid falls apart': only possible due to the strong (and predominantly unrestricted!) support of our over 7.3 million private donors around the world.
Reposted by Chris Lockyear
I have no doubt that @chrislockyear.msf.org could have spoken for hours about the horrific crimes of war in Sudan. But the real question is - what will the #UNSC do? They’ve mastered the art of listening, but where is the action on Peace and Security?
The war in Sudan is a catastrophic "war on people," @doctorswithoutborders.org Secretary General Christopher Lockyear tells the UN Security Council, calling for an end to violence against civilians and a new commitment to deliver lifesaving aid: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-b...
MSF briefs UN Security Council on Sudan: A catastrophic "war on people"
MSF Secretary General Christopher Lockyear calls for a new commitment to protect civilians and meet humanitarian needs in Sudan.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I have no doubt that @chrislockyear.msf.org could have spoken for hours about the horrific crimes of war in Sudan. But the real question is - what will the #UNSC do? They’ve mastered the art of listening, but where is the action on Peace and Security?
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#Sudan: Our Secretary General, @chrislockyear.msf.org, provided an update to the #UnitedNations Security Council on the #humanitarian #crisis in #Sudan.
Nearly two years into the war and providing healthcare and assistance is nearly impossible because of the intense fighting. #TalkAboutSudan
Nearly two years into the war and providing healthcare and assistance is nearly impossible because of the intense fighting. #TalkAboutSudan
March 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#Sudan: Our Secretary General, @chrislockyear.msf.org, provided an update to the #UnitedNations Security Council on the #humanitarian #crisis in #Sudan.
Nearly two years into the war and providing healthcare and assistance is nearly impossible because of the intense fighting. #TalkAboutSudan
Nearly two years into the war and providing healthcare and assistance is nearly impossible because of the intense fighting. #TalkAboutSudan
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Just now: Our message about Sudan at the UN Security Council, from @chrislockyear.msf.org:
"While statements are being made in this chamber, civilians remain...
unseen
unprotected
bombed
besieged
raped
displaced
deprived of food
of medical care
of dignity."
#TalkAboutSudan
"While statements are being made in this chamber, civilians remain...
unseen
unprotected
bombed
besieged
raped
displaced
deprived of food
of medical care
of dignity."
#TalkAboutSudan
March 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just now: Our message about Sudan at the UN Security Council, from @chrislockyear.msf.org:
"While statements are being made in this chamber, civilians remain...
unseen
unprotected
bombed
besieged
raped
displaced
deprived of food
of medical care
of dignity."
#TalkAboutSudan
"While statements are being made in this chamber, civilians remain...
unseen
unprotected
bombed
besieged
raped
displaced
deprived of food
of medical care
of dignity."
#TalkAboutSudan
Reposted by Chris Lockyear
Watch @chrislockyear.msf.org brief the United Nations Security Council - #UNSC - on the humanitarian crisis our teams and patients witness in #Sudan: youtu.be/WFM2M2xgKqg
Let's continue to #TalkAboutSudan!
Let's continue to #TalkAboutSudan!
Doctors Without Borders updates United Nations on Sudan
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
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March 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Watch @chrislockyear.msf.org brief the United Nations Security Council - #UNSC - on the humanitarian crisis our teams and patients witness in #Sudan: youtu.be/WFM2M2xgKqg
Let's continue to #TalkAboutSudan!
Let's continue to #TalkAboutSudan!
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#NewYork: @chrislockyear.msf.org, Secretary General of Doctors Without Borders, will speak to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in #Sudan during a briefing at 10 a.m. and 12 noon ET, today.
Hear his full remarks: webtv.un.org.
Hear his full remarks: webtv.un.org.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#NewYork: @chrislockyear.msf.org, Secretary General of Doctors Without Borders, will speak to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in #Sudan during a briefing at 10 a.m. and 12 noon ET, today.
Hear his full remarks: webtv.un.org.
Hear his full remarks: webtv.un.org.
Reposted by Chris Lockyear
#Gaza: @chrislockyear.msf.org explains how North Gaza is almost inhabitable.
The situation is appalling; there is nothing left.
youtu.be/wz8qK7xNd9Y
The situation is appalling; there is nothing left.
youtu.be/wz8qK7xNd9Y
North Gaza is almost inhabitable
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
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February 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#Gaza: @chrislockyear.msf.org explains how North Gaza is almost inhabitable.
The situation is appalling; there is nothing left.
youtu.be/wz8qK7xNd9Y
The situation is appalling; there is nothing left.
youtu.be/wz8qK7xNd9Y
On @bbcworldservice.bsky.social, on the horrific scenes in the @msf.org supported Al Nao hospital, Omdurman #Sudan.
Another graphic illustration of this war on civilians.
Including what it takes to have our medical teams present, and our engagement with all sides of the conflict.
Another graphic illustration of this war on civilians.
Including what it takes to have our medical teams present, and our engagement with all sides of the conflict.
#Sudan: @chrislockyear.msf.org describes "a scene of utter devastation and carnage" after yesterday's attacks in the Khartoum area.
Some hospitals just a few kilometers away remain unreachable by our teams due to difficulties crossing the front line. #TalkAboutSudan
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Some hospitals just a few kilometers away remain unreachable by our teams due to difficulties crossing the front line. #TalkAboutSudan
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Sudan: Chris Lockyear –
Sudan: Chris Lockyear describes
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February 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On @bbcworldservice.bsky.social, on the horrific scenes in the @msf.org supported Al Nao hospital, Omdurman #Sudan.
Another graphic illustration of this war on civilians.
Including what it takes to have our medical teams present, and our engagement with all sides of the conflict.
Another graphic illustration of this war on civilians.
Including what it takes to have our medical teams present, and our engagement with all sides of the conflict.
Reposted by Chris Lockyear
#Breaking #Sudan: This morning the @msf.ca supported Al Nao hospital in Omdurman was a scene of utter devastation after an RSF explosive hit a nearby market.
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org was in Al Nao hospital as patients started arriving after this atrocious attack.
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org was in Al Nao hospital as patients started arriving after this atrocious attack.
February 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#Breaking #Sudan: This morning the @msf.ca supported Al Nao hospital in Omdurman was a scene of utter devastation after an RSF explosive hit a nearby market.
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org was in Al Nao hospital as patients started arriving after this atrocious attack.
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org was in Al Nao hospital as patients started arriving after this atrocious attack.
Reposted by Chris Lockyear
Breaking #Sudan: 'What we’ve seen before our eyes has been nothing short of horrendous’
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org speaking from Al Nao hospital as it received patients injured in an RSF attack on a market in Omdurman.
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org speaking from Al Nao hospital as it received patients injured in an RSF attack on a market in Omdurman.
February 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Breaking #Sudan: 'What we’ve seen before our eyes has been nothing short of horrendous’
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org speaking from Al Nao hospital as it received patients injured in an RSF attack on a market in Omdurman.
General Secretary @chrislockyear.msf.org speaking from Al Nao hospital as it received patients injured in an RSF attack on a market in Omdurman.
The possible ceasefire in #Gaza must be respected and long-term, it is only the first step in addressing the overwhelming humanitarian, psychological, and medical needs in Gaza. We urge all parties to ensure humanitarian aid reaches people across the Strip now.
January 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The possible ceasefire in #Gaza must be respected and long-term, it is only the first step in addressing the overwhelming humanitarian, psychological, and medical needs in Gaza. We urge all parties to ensure humanitarian aid reaches people across the Strip now.
Reposted by Chris Lockyear
In recent days, the Masisi Territory of North Kivu province has been the scene of major clashes between the armed group M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by allied elements. These clashes have led to large population movements in the area. bit.ly/3DPyx0M 1/5
DRC: MSF treats nearly 160 wounded in North and South Kivu following recent armed clashes with M23
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January 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In recent days, the Masisi Territory of North Kivu province has been the scene of major clashes between the armed group M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by allied elements. These clashes have led to large population movements in the area. bit.ly/3DPyx0M 1/5
Sudan: Inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
We are witnessing a global humanitarian failure.
Much more could have been done, much more can be done, and much more should be done.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
@elpais.com @msf.org @msfespana.bsky.social
We are witnessing a global humanitarian failure.
Much more could have been done, much more can be done, and much more should be done.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
@elpais.com @msf.org @msfespana.bsky.social
Sudan: Inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Hundreds of thousands of victims, including both the dead and the wounded, along with extreme malnutrition and famine in certain regions, have left the country on the brink of catastrophe after more t...
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January 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sudan: Inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
We are witnessing a global humanitarian failure.
Much more could have been done, much more can be done, and much more should be done.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
@elpais.com @msf.org @msfespana.bsky.social
We are witnessing a global humanitarian failure.
Much more could have been done, much more can be done, and much more should be done.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
@elpais.com @msf.org @msfespana.bsky.social
The conflict in Sudan is a war on people.
The aid response in Sudan is a global humanitarian failure.
This war has seen extreme violence from both sides and caused a man-made humanitarian crisis.
Full interview from @msf.org hospital in Zalingei (3 wks ago):
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisl...
The aid response in Sudan is a global humanitarian failure.
This war has seen extreme violence from both sides and caused a man-made humanitarian crisis.
Full interview from @msf.org hospital in Zalingei (3 wks ago):
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisl...
December 31, 2024 at 9:09 AM
The conflict in Sudan is a war on people.
The aid response in Sudan is a global humanitarian failure.
This war has seen extreme violence from both sides and caused a man-made humanitarian crisis.
Full interview from @msf.org hospital in Zalingei (3 wks ago):
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisl...
The aid response in Sudan is a global humanitarian failure.
This war has seen extreme violence from both sides and caused a man-made humanitarian crisis.
Full interview from @msf.org hospital in Zalingei (3 wks ago):
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisl...
@msf.org Gaza report:
• Repeated attacks on civilians
• Systematic denial of humanitarian assistance
• Teams in the north of Gaza seeing clear signs of ethnic cleansing as Palestinians are forcibly displaced, trapped, and bombed.
• The health care system lies in ruins
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
• Repeated attacks on civilians
• Systematic denial of humanitarian assistance
• Teams in the north of Gaza seeing clear signs of ethnic cleansing as Palestinians are forcibly displaced, trapped, and bombed.
• The health care system lies in ruins
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
December 30, 2024 at 10:49 PM
@msf.org Gaza report:
• Repeated attacks on civilians
• Systematic denial of humanitarian assistance
• Teams in the north of Gaza seeing clear signs of ethnic cleansing as Palestinians are forcibly displaced, trapped, and bombed.
• The health care system lies in ruins
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
• Repeated attacks on civilians
• Systematic denial of humanitarian assistance
• Teams in the north of Gaza seeing clear signs of ethnic cleansing as Palestinians are forcibly displaced, trapped, and bombed.
• The health care system lies in ruins
www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
I hope that the Government of #Sweden will reconsider its decision to stop funding of UNRWA in 2025.
This decision will make providing essential humanitarian assistance more difficult for all organisations in #Gaza, including @msf.org.
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This decision will make providing essential humanitarian assistance more difficult for all organisations in #Gaza, including @msf.org.
www.tv4play.se/klipp/a766d1...
December 23, 2024 at 11:33 AM
I hope that the Government of #Sweden will reconsider its decision to stop funding of UNRWA in 2025.
This decision will make providing essential humanitarian assistance more difficult for all organisations in #Gaza, including @msf.org.
www.tv4play.se/klipp/a766d1...
This decision will make providing essential humanitarian assistance more difficult for all organisations in #Gaza, including @msf.org.
www.tv4play.se/klipp/a766d1...