Kirsten Mildren
@kirstenmildren.bsky.social
Eat and live as well as you can, so we have the strength to look out for each other and keep fighting! I lead public advocacy and campaigns for the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA.
Humanitarian support is drying up, the consequences are dire.
➖ School meals are being cut
➖ Health centers are closing
➖ Protection services are stopping
This is what happens when funding falls short. The human cost is rising every day.
This week's round up.
➖ School meals are being cut
➖ Health centers are closing
➖ Protection services are stopping
This is what happens when funding falls short. The human cost is rising every day.
This week's round up.
May 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Humanitarian support is drying up, the consequences are dire.
➖ School meals are being cut
➖ Health centers are closing
➖ Protection services are stopping
This is what happens when funding falls short. The human cost is rising every day.
This week's round up.
➖ School meals are being cut
➖ Health centers are closing
➖ Protection services are stopping
This is what happens when funding falls short. The human cost is rising every day.
This week's round up.
Mother and Child in Rwanda by Sebastião Salgado taken in 1994.
Taken during the Rwandan genocide.
Human connection amid chaos captures the enduring power of hope and love.
Taken during the Rwandan genocide.
Human connection amid chaos captures the enduring power of hope and love.
May 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Mother and Child in Rwanda by Sebastião Salgado taken in 1994.
Taken during the Rwandan genocide.
Human connection amid chaos captures the enduring power of hope and love.
Taken during the Rwandan genocide.
Human connection amid chaos captures the enduring power of hope and love.
Sebastião Salgado's photo of refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia in 1984.
May 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sebastião Salgado's photo of refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia in 1984.
The UN's rapid disaster response team (UNDAC) has been mobilized in response to the #MyanmarEarthquake. Search and rescue teams (USAR) are on standby for deployment.
March 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The UN's rapid disaster response team (UNDAC) has been mobilized in response to the #MyanmarEarthquake. Search and rescue teams (USAR) are on standby for deployment.
#Myanmar has made a rare request for international humanitarian assistance and declared a state of emergency after a powerful 7.7m #earthquake.
OCHA's disaster response teams are on standby.
OCHA's disaster response teams are on standby.
March 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#Myanmar has made a rare request for international humanitarian assistance and declared a state of emergency after a powerful 7.7m #earthquake.
OCHA's disaster response teams are on standby.
OCHA's disaster response teams are on standby.
45 countries have pledged $351 million for the UN's emergency fund (CERF) for 2025
Last year it was $419 million.
A 16% decrease.
Hopefully not an indication of how grim the funding outlook in 2025 will be.
Last year it was $419 million.
A 16% decrease.
Hopefully not an indication of how grim the funding outlook in 2025 will be.
December 11, 2024 at 11:26 AM
45 countries have pledged $351 million for the UN's emergency fund (CERF) for 2025
Last year it was $419 million.
A 16% decrease.
Hopefully not an indication of how grim the funding outlook in 2025 will be.
Last year it was $419 million.
A 16% decrease.
Hopefully not an indication of how grim the funding outlook in 2025 will be.
"The world is on fire. This is how we put it out". @tomfletcherun.bsky.social
OCHA's flagship annual overview, makes the case for US$47 billion to support 190 million people who need urgent humanitarian aid and safety.
OCHA's flagship annual overview, makes the case for US$47 billion to support 190 million people who need urgent humanitarian aid and safety.
December 4, 2024 at 1:15 PM
"The world is on fire. This is how we put it out". @tomfletcherun.bsky.social
OCHA's flagship annual overview, makes the case for US$47 billion to support 190 million people who need urgent humanitarian aid and safety.
OCHA's flagship annual overview, makes the case for US$47 billion to support 190 million people who need urgent humanitarian aid and safety.
What if we could reach vulnerable communities before climate disasters strike?
Excited to launch the WHAT IF campaign with WaterBear Network at COP29
Find out more: www.waterbear.com/campaigns/wh...
Excited to launch the WHAT IF campaign with WaterBear Network at COP29
Find out more: www.waterbear.com/campaigns/wh...
November 19, 2024 at 12:32 PM
What if we could reach vulnerable communities before climate disasters strike?
Excited to launch the WHAT IF campaign with WaterBear Network at COP29
Find out more: www.waterbear.com/campaigns/wh...
Excited to launch the WHAT IF campaign with WaterBear Network at COP29
Find out more: www.waterbear.com/campaigns/wh...