Yousra Semmache يسرى
@yousrasem.bsky.social
Humanitarian Policy Specialist. Localisation & Aid System Reform. Ex NEAR (Global South civil society network), WFP, Save the Children.
🇩🇿🇫🇷 living in 🇮🇹🍝. All views my own.
🇩🇿🇫🇷 living in 🇮🇹🍝. All views my own.
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What's left of Gaza:
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What's left of Gaza:
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
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Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
On Monday, like 100,000s of people across Italy, I took part in the #BlocchiamoTutto national strike for Palestine - a historic action organised by Italian trade unions.
I've written a reflection on my experience & how the tactics used in the strike can create a global ripple effect for Gaza. 🍉
🔗👇
I've written a reflection on my experience & how the tactics used in the strike can create a global ripple effect for Gaza. 🍉
🔗👇
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On Monday, like 100,000s of people across Italy, I took part in the #BlocchiamoTutto national strike for Palestine - a historic action organised by Italian trade unions.
I've written a reflection on my experience & how the tactics used in the strike can create a global ripple effect for Gaza. 🍉
🔗👇
I've written a reflection on my experience & how the tactics used in the strike can create a global ripple effect for Gaza. 🍉
🔗👇
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1/3 Google and X are accepting thousands of dollars to run Youtube ads by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs that are whitewashing famine in Gaza. Between May and July alone they spent >$138 k targeting Germany alone. #GazaGenocide
August 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
1/3 Google and X are accepting thousands of dollars to run Youtube ads by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs that are whitewashing famine in Gaza. Between May and July alone they spent >$138 k targeting Germany alone. #GazaGenocide
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Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
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Tough times, shared resolve, determination to deliver for those we serve. Thank you to IASC Principals for unity, creativity and courage.
We’ll defend and enhance humanitarian mission.
Full statement on phase two of the humanitarian reset bit.ly/4jZSIs7
We’ll defend and enhance humanitarian mission.
Full statement on phase two of the humanitarian reset bit.ly/4jZSIs7
June 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Tough times, shared resolve, determination to deliver for those we serve. Thank you to IASC Principals for unity, creativity and courage.
We’ll defend and enhance humanitarian mission.
Full statement on phase two of the humanitarian reset bit.ly/4jZSIs7
We’ll defend and enhance humanitarian mission.
Full statement on phase two of the humanitarian reset bit.ly/4jZSIs7
🆕 𝗡𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 – 𝗡𝗼𝘄.
As a network of local and national actors from the Global South, NEAR welcomes ERC Tom Fletcher’s call for more equitable funding, decentralisation & inclusive decision-making set out in the #humanitarianreset.
Read our statement 👇
As a network of local and national actors from the Global South, NEAR welcomes ERC Tom Fletcher’s call for more equitable funding, decentralisation & inclusive decision-making set out in the #humanitarianreset.
Read our statement 👇
June 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🆕 𝗡𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 – 𝗡𝗼𝘄.
As a network of local and national actors from the Global South, NEAR welcomes ERC Tom Fletcher’s call for more equitable funding, decentralisation & inclusive decision-making set out in the #humanitarianreset.
Read our statement 👇
As a network of local and national actors from the Global South, NEAR welcomes ERC Tom Fletcher’s call for more equitable funding, decentralisation & inclusive decision-making set out in the #humanitarianreset.
Read our statement 👇
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"The moment we saw the #FundingCuts happen, very few people were talking about the communities that were gonna suffer; you heard many institutions talk about their own institutions" - Hibak Kalfan, NEAR, is our guest in the CHAtroom. #Humanitarian #Reset #CHA25 www.chaberlin.org/en/news/chat...
June 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"The moment we saw the #FundingCuts happen, very few people were talking about the communities that were gonna suffer; you heard many institutions talk about their own institutions" - Hibak Kalfan, NEAR, is our guest in the CHAtroom. #Humanitarian #Reset #CHA25 www.chaberlin.org/en/news/chat...
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The humanitarian “reset” takes a step forward. But for many, the bigger question is: What comes next?
Reset, reform, repeat? Key questions about the humanitarian reset
The humanitarian “reset” is taking a step forward. But for many, the bigger question is: What comes next?
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June 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The humanitarian “reset” takes a step forward. But for many, the bigger question is: What comes next?
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"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
The #HumanitarianReset asks us to go back to the drawing board. Will it settle for cosmetic measures that recreate the same top-down model? Or finally build a people-centred approach?
Local leaders at NEAR have developed clear, actionable proposals - we must listen & act: rebrand.ly/NoEmptyPromi...
Local leaders at NEAR have developed clear, actionable proposals - we must listen & act: rebrand.ly/NoEmptyPromi...
rebrand.ly
June 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The #HumanitarianReset asks us to go back to the drawing board. Will it settle for cosmetic measures that recreate the same top-down model? Or finally build a people-centred approach?
Local leaders at NEAR have developed clear, actionable proposals - we must listen & act: rebrand.ly/NoEmptyPromi...
Local leaders at NEAR have developed clear, actionable proposals - we must listen & act: rebrand.ly/NoEmptyPromi...
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2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated in Three Zones
2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated
*Concentrated*
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They are ANNOUNCING concentration camps
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2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
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*Concentrated*
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They are ANNOUNCING concentration camps
archive.is/Q7klW
May 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated in Three Zones
2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
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They are ANNOUNCING concentration camps
archive.is/Q7klW
2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
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They are ANNOUNCING concentration camps
archive.is/Q7klW
‘Who gets a say in the humanitarian “reset”?’ The New Humanitarian covers the civil society statement led by NEAR, asking for a more ambitious reform and an inclusive process.
Gaza’s intolerable siege, Sudan’s two-year war, and aid’s true reset: Our Cheat Sheet keeps you updated on global humanitarian stories. Read: ⬇️
Gaza’s intolerable siege, Sudan’s two-year war, and aid’s true reset: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
‘Who gets a say in the humanitarian “reset”?’ The New Humanitarian covers the civil society statement led by NEAR, asking for a more ambitious reform and an inclusive process.
The "humanitarian reset" proposed by ERC Tom Fletcher is much needed but it’s only a starting point.
This moment demands a bold change to shift power to local & national actors.
26 civil society representatives - including NEAR - call for a transformation of the aid system 👉 bit.ly/4idJ0l1
This moment demands a bold change to shift power to local & national actors.
26 civil society representatives - including NEAR - call for a transformation of the aid system 👉 bit.ly/4idJ0l1
April 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The "humanitarian reset" proposed by ERC Tom Fletcher is much needed but it’s only a starting point.
This moment demands a bold change to shift power to local & national actors.
26 civil society representatives - including NEAR - call for a transformation of the aid system 👉 bit.ly/4idJ0l1
This moment demands a bold change to shift power to local & national actors.
26 civil society representatives - including NEAR - call for a transformation of the aid system 👉 bit.ly/4idJ0l1
NEAR’s Grand Bargain Sherpa Nadine Saba spoke with Ambassador Köhler for this TNH podcast - a very insightful and timely discussion on what it means to #shiftthepower to realise a much needed aid system reform.
Michael Köhler and Nadine Saba attend many meetings together as members of the Grand Bargain process – arguably the most ambitious attempt to reform the aid sector today. But in this episode of #powershift, they speak one-on-one for the first time: 🎧
Power Shift | Do we want to relinquish power, or not?
They represent two sides of an ambitious reform process. They often attend the same meetings, and yet, they’ve never spoken one-on-one. Until now.
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March 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEAR’s Grand Bargain Sherpa Nadine Saba spoke with Ambassador Köhler for this TNH podcast - a very insightful and timely discussion on what it means to #shiftthepower to realise a much needed aid system reform.
At the MENA Localisation Lab launch with local CSO leaders from Iraq, Lebanon, Syria & Yemen. Palestinian local CSO leaders unfortunately couldn’t leave Gaza, but are joining us remotely to talk about the amazing movement building that PNGO are doing in incredibly difficult conditions #NEARMENA2025
February 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
At the MENA Localisation Lab launch with local CSO leaders from Iraq, Lebanon, Syria & Yemen. Palestinian local CSO leaders unfortunately couldn’t leave Gaza, but are joining us remotely to talk about the amazing movement building that PNGO are doing in incredibly difficult conditions #NEARMENA2025
📢 Are you a passionate leader with a deep understanding of #humanitarian & development issues for local NGOs in Africa?
➡️ This might be the perfect job for you: NEAR is hiring a Regional Representative in Africa. Fully remote, 12-months contract
#AidSky #IDSky #hiring
www.near.ngo/work-with-us
➡️ This might be the perfect job for you: NEAR is hiring a Regional Representative in Africa. Fully remote, 12-months contract
#AidSky #IDSky #hiring
www.near.ngo/work-with-us
Work with us — NEAR
www.near.ngo
February 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
📢 Are you a passionate leader with a deep understanding of #humanitarian & development issues for local NGOs in Africa?
➡️ This might be the perfect job for you: NEAR is hiring a Regional Representative in Africa. Fully remote, 12-months contract
#AidSky #IDSky #hiring
www.near.ngo/work-with-us
➡️ This might be the perfect job for you: NEAR is hiring a Regional Representative in Africa. Fully remote, 12-months contract
#AidSky #IDSky #hiring
www.near.ngo/work-with-us
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Tangible effects of the criminalisation of migrant solidarity.
Médecins Sans Frontières @msfsea.bsky.social announced the suspension of their search and rescue ops: "Italian laws and policies have made it impossible to continue with the current operational model".
www.msf.org/msf-ends-ope...
Médecins Sans Frontières @msfsea.bsky.social announced the suspension of their search and rescue ops: "Italian laws and policies have made it impossible to continue with the current operational model".
www.msf.org/msf-ends-ope...
MSF ends operation of Geo Barents with commitment to return to Central Mediterranean Sea | MSF
We have ended operations on our Geo Barents rescue vessel, but are committed to returning to the Central Mediterranean Sea.
www.msf.org
December 17, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Tangible effects of the criminalisation of migrant solidarity.
Médecins Sans Frontières @msfsea.bsky.social announced the suspension of their search and rescue ops: "Italian laws and policies have made it impossible to continue with the current operational model".
www.msf.org/msf-ends-ope...
Médecins Sans Frontières @msfsea.bsky.social announced the suspension of their search and rescue ops: "Italian laws and policies have made it impossible to continue with the current operational model".
www.msf.org/msf-ends-ope...
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🧵For years, Syrian civil society has been building up its collective experience on numerous fronts, from verification & fact-finding to litigation in foreign courts.
Recognizing that MUST be at the center of how non-Syrian journalists, researchers & advocates engage. (1)
Recognizing that MUST be at the center of how non-Syrian journalists, researchers & advocates engage. (1)
December 15, 2024 at 8:55 PM
🧵For years, Syrian civil society has been building up its collective experience on numerous fronts, from verification & fact-finding to litigation in foreign courts.
Recognizing that MUST be at the center of how non-Syrian journalists, researchers & advocates engage. (1)
Recognizing that MUST be at the center of how non-Syrian journalists, researchers & advocates engage. (1)
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Syrians mourned Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus whose body was found in Saydnaya prison after the fall of Assad regime.
December 13, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Syrians mourned Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus whose body was found in Saydnaya prison after the fall of Assad regime.
Local civil society played an essential role in the Syrian revolution. They served their communities and provided them with hope at even the bleakest of times. Countless of them were killed or put their lives and their families’ at risk. They must be recognised as central in the future of Syria.
The Syrian revolution started off as a bottom-up, working class uprising from the peripheries organised through local coordination committees. They set up local councils throughout the liberated areas that coordinated to provide services in the absence of a state. 🧵
December 13, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Local civil society played an essential role in the Syrian revolution. They served their communities and provided them with hope at even the bleakest of times. Countless of them were killed or put their lives and their families’ at risk. They must be recognised as central in the future of Syria.
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The Syrian revolution started off as a bottom-up, working class uprising from the peripheries organised through local coordination committees. They set up local councils throughout the liberated areas that coordinated to provide services in the absence of a state. 🧵
December 13, 2024 at 12:24 PM
The Syrian revolution started off as a bottom-up, working class uprising from the peripheries organised through local coordination committees. They set up local councils throughout the liberated areas that coordinated to provide services in the absence of a state. 🧵
“I’m not even Syrian. Just someone who was fortunate to take part briefly in their journey. Why does my heart feel like it will burst?” Thank you for this piece @kshaheen.bsky.social, it capture so much of what many of us are feeling today.
NEW: “How do you distill the meaning of what happened in the last 10 days, as Syria’s rebels staged the greatest insurgent comeback in history to depose 60 years of Baathist rule?” writes @kshaheen.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/da...
Dawn in Damascus
In the end, Bashar al-Assad had nothing to say to the country he bludgeoned and bled, but what matters now is that his ‘forever’ rule is over
newlinesmag.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:40 PM
“I’m not even Syrian. Just someone who was fortunate to take part briefly in their journey. Why does my heart feel like it will burst?” Thank you for this piece @kshaheen.bsky.social, it capture so much of what many of us are feeling today.
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The future is uncertain. But the past was hell.
December 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
The future is uncertain. But the past was hell.
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To all the analysts jumping on here to warn about tomorrow, Syrians are ten steps ahead of you.
Have some basic human empathy and let those celebrating the release of the unjustly detained, the reuniting of families, the hopes of return, and the end of a brutal regime do so in peace.
Have some basic human empathy and let those celebrating the release of the unjustly detained, the reuniting of families, the hopes of return, and the end of a brutal regime do so in peace.
December 8, 2024 at 3:30 AM
To all the analysts jumping on here to warn about tomorrow, Syrians are ten steps ahead of you.
Have some basic human empathy and let those celebrating the release of the unjustly detained, the reuniting of families, the hopes of return, and the end of a brutal regime do so in peace.
Have some basic human empathy and let those celebrating the release of the unjustly detained, the reuniting of families, the hopes of return, and the end of a brutal regime do so in peace.