Pierre Peron
@pierreperon.bsky.social
Public Information Officer with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Views expressed are my own.
#PHILIPPINES: Tropical Cyclone #Kalmaegi (#Tino) and #Fung-Wong (#Uwan) #Humanitarian Snapshot
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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🔹SuperTY Ragasa hit northern #Philippines, over 15k people evacuated
🔹Armed clashes intensified in NW #Myanmar
🔹Relief operations ongoing in flood-affected areas #Pakistan
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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
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🔹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.
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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
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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.
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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
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🔹 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
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🟦 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
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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...
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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.
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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.
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#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
#Pakistan #Floods
"The most acute needs are in remote mountain areas, where landslides block access and residents face worsening disease, hunger and water shortages"- @unocha.org.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
How to help and support the response: crisisrelief.un.org/en/donate-pa...
"The most acute needs are in remote mountain areas, where landslides block access and residents face worsening disease, hunger and water shortages"- @unocha.org.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
How to help and support the response: crisisrelief.un.org/en/donate-pa...
Pakistan floods leave villages cut off as monsoon devastation continues
Relentless monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across Pakistan, leaving villages cut off, homes destroyed and families struggling to access food, clean water and medical care.
news.un.org
August 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#Pakistan #Floods
"The most acute needs are in remote mountain areas, where landslides block access and residents face worsening disease, hunger and water shortages"- @unocha.org.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
How to help and support the response: crisisrelief.un.org/en/donate-pa...
"The most acute needs are in remote mountain areas, where landslides block access and residents face worsening disease, hunger and water shortages"- @unocha.org.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
How to help and support the response: crisisrelief.un.org/en/donate-pa...
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Pakistan floods: Hundreds killed within days
Scientific background: warmer air holds more moisture, thus models & obs show more extremes.
2013
www.earth-syst-dynam.net/4/287/2013/e...
2021
esd.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
2024
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
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Scientific background: warmer air holds more moisture, thus models & obs show more extremes.
2013
www.earth-syst-dynam.net/4/287/2013/e...
2021
esd.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
2024
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
share.google/0fetIyWR0wME...
Pakistan floods: Hundreds killed within days in rain-related incidents
BBC visited villages which were wiped out overnight by rains, flash floods and landslides.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Pakistan floods: Hundreds killed within days
Scientific background: warmer air holds more moisture, thus models & obs show more extremes.
2013
www.earth-syst-dynam.net/4/287/2013/e...
2021
esd.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
2024
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
share.google/0fetIyWR0wME...
Scientific background: warmer air holds more moisture, thus models & obs show more extremes.
2013
www.earth-syst-dynam.net/4/287/2013/e...
2021
esd.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
2024
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
share.google/0fetIyWR0wME...
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Residents of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State told DVB that three civilians were injured and seven homes in two neighborhoods were destroyed by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on Monday.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Shan
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Shan
Read more: english.dvb.no/three-civili...
August 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Residents of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State told DVB that three civilians were injured and seven homes in two neighborhoods were destroyed by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on Monday.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Shan
Read more: english.dvb.no/three-civili...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Shan
Read more: english.dvb.no/three-civili...
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A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, United Nations says.
The figures and lack of accountability are a "shameful indictment" of international apathy, UN says on World Humanitarian Day
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The figures and lack of accountability are a "shameful indictment" of international apathy, UN says on World Humanitarian Day
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August 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, United Nations says.
The figures and lack of accountability are a "shameful indictment" of international apathy, UN says on World Humanitarian Day
u.afp.com/SQnL
The figures and lack of accountability are a "shameful indictment" of international apathy, UN says on World Humanitarian Day
u.afp.com/SQnL
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📢 On this #WorldHumanitarianDay, we stand united in demanding that Member States #ActForHumanity.
It is time to confront the impunity for violations of International Humanitarian Law & protect those who risk everything to save lives.
@https://pulse.ly/hqbouwnerh @unocha.org
It is time to confront the impunity for violations of International Humanitarian Law & protect those who risk everything to save lives.
@https://pulse.ly/hqbouwnerh @unocha.org
August 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📢 On this #WorldHumanitarianDay, we stand united in demanding that Member States #ActForHumanity.
It is time to confront the impunity for violations of International Humanitarian Law & protect those who risk everything to save lives.
@https://pulse.ly/hqbouwnerh @unocha.org
It is time to confront the impunity for violations of International Humanitarian Law & protect those who risk everything to save lives.
@https://pulse.ly/hqbouwnerh @unocha.org
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In Borno, Nigeria, protection needs are very high, particularly for women and girls facing violence.
With support from donors like @ec.europa.eu , @unocha.org and partners are empowering them with skills through resilience projects.
#ActForHumanity
With support from donors like @ec.europa.eu , @unocha.org and partners are empowering them with skills through resilience projects.
#ActForHumanity
August 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
In Borno, Nigeria, protection needs are very high, particularly for women and girls facing violence.
With support from donors like @ec.europa.eu , @unocha.org and partners are empowering them with skills through resilience projects.
#ActForHumanity
With support from donors like @ec.europa.eu , @unocha.org and partners are empowering them with skills through resilience projects.
#ActForHumanity