While I was in Lviv a few days ago, I was shown a “special stone” found by a little girl. The little girl who found it didn’t realize the stone she was playing with was in fact a piece of shrapnel from a bomb. Sitting in the palm of your hand, it’s jagged and heavier than you would expect. Its shine and unusual nature must have caught the child’s eye.
When a bomb or shell explodes, sharp fragments of heavy metal tear into the bodies of those near the point of impact. Many of the children I met from the Kramatorsk train station bombing had pieces of shrapnel recently removed – a difficult and painful process. Fragments close to vital organs were too dangerous to remove, and remained inside some of the children’s bodies.
There is no sense to be made from such harm to children, that goes beyond physical injury to the emotional and mental manifestations of trauma.
The fight to end a war, like the one being suffered in Ukraine, is a race to limit the number of casualties killed, injured, displaced and traumatized every day.
#ukraine #childreninconflict
Pakistan has been a supporter for many Afghan refugee families for decades. I am saddened they would so abruptly push back refugees who face the impossible realities of trying to survive in today’s Afghanistan, where women have again been deprived of all rights and the possibility of education, many are being imprisoned, and there is a deep humanitarian crisis.
It is yet another example of the backsliding in human rights globally, and is a new tragedy in the long history of the suffering of Afghan people – who have experienced nothing but war and conflict and displacement for over forty years, and are being abandoned by the world after all the promises that were made of a better future for the Afghan people.
Please, if you can, try to stay aware and informed. See link in my bio for Afghan reporting.
#Afghanistan #Pakistan
To claim your rights, you have to know what they are. Article 42 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires governments to ensure that children and parents are aware of the principles and rights enshrined in the convention. Pleased that our book on youth rights is now also being published in Albania, Kosovo, Poland, Romania and Moldova, and sending my respect to all the young activists defending child rights in the region and using their right to a voice. Për t’i kërkuar të drejtat tuaja, duhet t’i njihni ato. Neni 42 i Konventës për të Drejtat e Fëmijëve i detyron qeveritë të sigurohen që fëmijët dhe prindërit të jenë të vetëdijshëm për parimet dhe të drejtat e mbrojtura me konventë. Jam e lumtur që libri ynë për të drejtat e të rinjve tani është publikuar në Shqipëri, Kosovë, Poloni, Rumani dhe Moldavi, dhe ua dërgoj respektin tim të gjithë aktivistëve/eve që mbrojnë të drejtat e fëmijëve në rajon dhe që përdorin të drejtën e tyre të jenë të zëshëm. Pentru a-ți revendica drepturile, trebuie să știi care sunt acestea. Articolul 42 din Convenția cu privire la drepturile copilului prevede că guvernele trebuie să se asigure că copiii și părinții cunosc principiile și drepturile, care se regăsesc în această Convenție. Mă bucur că cartea “Cunoaște-ți Drepturile și Revendică-le” este acum publicată în Republica Moldova, România, Albania, Kosovo și Polonia. Îmi exprim respectul față de toți tinerii activiști, care apără drepturile copilului în regiune și își valorifică dreptul de a vorbi public despre acest lucru. Musisz znać swoje prawa, aby móc się o nie upomnieć. Artykuł 42 Konwencji o prawach dziecka nakłada na rządy obowiązek zapewnienia, aby dzieci i rodzice znali prawa i zasady zawarte w Konwencji. To dla nas czysta przyjemność, że nasza książka o prawach dzieci ukazuje się w Albanii, Kosowie, Polsce, Rumunii i w Mołdawii. Pragnę wyrazić ogromny szacunek dla wszystkich młodych aktywistów i aktywistek, które bronią praw dzieci w regionie i korzystają ze swojego prawa do wyrażania opinii. @Amnesty @amnesty_international_polska @amnesty_md #Knowyourrights #Njihnitëddrejtattuaja
This morning the UN General Assembly met to discuss the cost of inaction and urgent need to collectively scale up the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region. I recently returned from Chad, where I met Sudanese refugees who have escaped across the border. Due to relentless war and violence, Sudan is currently experiencing the largest displacement crisis in the world, with over 10 million people internally displaced and more than 2 million fleeing to neighbouring countries. The situation is also compounded by mass starvation, as approximately 25.6 million people—over half the population—are facing acute hunger. Despite being one of the poorest countries globally, the people of Chad are sharing their land, food, water, and healthcare with nearly 1.4 million Sudanese refugees. Volunteers in Chad and Sudan have established communal kitchens, collective shelters, makeshift clinics, and women’s cooperatives. They have distributed medication and organized education programs. The efforts of these local grassroots organizations have been nothing short of inspiring —they have achieved so much with so little. But they cannot meet the overwhelming scale of this crisis without proper international support and funding. And above all an immediate end to the fighting, to stop further loss of life, displacement, and suffering. My hope is that today’s meeting will result in decisions, not just conversation. Every hour matters as lives are at stake.
This week, as we mark World Refugee Day, over 123 million people have been forcibly displaced. The highest number ever recorded. That is not just a statistic. It is a measure of global failure, and a warning of what happens when law, principle, and accountability are abandoned. Across the world, civilians are being killed, starved, subjected to violence, and displaced. Hospitals are bombed. Food is withheld. Rape is used as a weapon of war. Children die slowly from hunger, many maimed and orphaned before they have learned to speak. Entire communities are forced from their homes. These are not accidents. They are deliberate acts. From Sudan to Gaza, DRC to Ukraine, we are witnessing not only the destruction of lives, but the steady erosion of the laws meant to protect them. Please visit https://www.nrc.no/global-figures for more information. #WorldRefugeeDay Photography: Amjad al Fayoumi/NRC Marwan Mohamed/NRC Ahmed Ahmed/NRC Giles Duley
This week, as we mark World Refugee Day, over 123 million people have been forcibly displaced. The highest number ever recorded. That is not just a statistic. It is a measure of global failure, and a warning of what happens when law, principle, and accountability are abandoned. Across the world, civilians are being killed, starved, subjected to violence, and displaced. Hospitals are bombed. Food is withheld. Rape is used as a weapon of war. Children die slowly from hunger, many maimed and orphaned before they have learned to speak. Entire communities are forced from their homes. These are not accidents. They are deliberate acts. From Sudan to Gaza, DRC to Ukraine, we are witnessing not only the destruction of lives, but the steady erosion of the laws meant to protect them. Please visit https://www.nrc.no/global-figures for more information. #WorldRefugeeDay Photography: Amjad al Fayoumi/NRC Marwan Mohamed/NRC Ahmed Ahmed/NRC Giles Duley
This week, as we mark World Refugee Day, over 123 million people have been forcibly displaced. The highest number ever recorded. That is not just a statistic. It is a measure of global failure, and a warning of what happens when law, principle, and accountability are abandoned. Across the world, civilians are being killed, starved, subjected to violence, and displaced. Hospitals are bombed. Food is withheld. Rape is used as a weapon of war. Children die slowly from hunger, many maimed and orphaned before they have learned to speak. Entire communities are forced from their homes. These are not accidents. They are deliberate acts. From Sudan to Gaza, DRC to Ukraine, we are witnessing not only the destruction of lives, but the steady erosion of the laws meant to protect them. Please visit https://www.nrc.no/global-figures for more information. #WorldRefugeeDay Photography: Amjad al Fayoumi/NRC Marwan Mohamed/NRC Ahmed Ahmed/NRC Giles Duley
This week, as we mark World Refugee Day, over 123 million people have been forcibly displaced. The highest number ever recorded. That is not just a statistic. It is a measure of global failure, and a warning of what happens when law, principle, and accountability are abandoned. Across the world, civilians are being killed, starved, subjected to violence, and displaced. Hospitals are bombed. Food is withheld. Rape is used as a weapon of war. Children die slowly from hunger, many maimed and orphaned before they have learned to speak. Entire communities are forced from their homes. These are not accidents. They are deliberate acts. From Sudan to Gaza, DRC to Ukraine, we are witnessing not only the destruction of lives, but the steady erosion of the laws meant to protect them. Please visit https://www.nrc.no/global-figures for more information. #WorldRefugeeDay Photography: Amjad al Fayoumi/NRC Marwan Mohamed/NRC Ahmed Ahmed/NRC Giles Duley
I sat down with my friend @waadalkateab to discuss her new documentary, “We Dare to Dream”, about the refugee Olympic team at the Games in Tokyo three years ago. I’ve worked with refugees for over twenty years. They are some of the bravest, most resilient and capable people among us. Films like We Dare to Dream, and filmmakers like Waad, are important because it is the voice of refugees themselves and crafted by them. I hope you feel inspired by them and can give your time and support. See links in my bio for more. #WeDaretoDream #refugees
Fighting in Sudan has displaced more than 3,000,000 people. Among them are South Sudanese refugees who fled earlier violence in their own country, and who are now displaced again, back into South Sudan where for many, home still isn’t safe for them. This is the reality for millions of refugees in the absence of peace agreements and stability in their countries – displacement upon displacement. Please visit the link in my bio to learn more from my friends at @refugeesintl #Sudan #SouthSudan #refugees
It was an honor to interview Narges Mohammadi, a brave Iranian prisoner of conscience. Please read her words to learn more of the courage and spirit of Iranian women and the moral power of peaceful resistance.
Link in bio.
#WomanLifeFreedom #Iran
It was an honor to interview Narges Mohammadi, a brave Iranian prisoner of conscience. Please read her words to learn more of the courage and spirit of Iranian women and the moral power of peaceful resistance.
Link in bio.
#WomanLifeFreedom #Iran
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
More people have been forced from their homes by conflict and oppression – 114 million – than at any other time on record.
Forcibly displaced people themselves are leading the way in advocating for their rights.
Stay informed, speak out for displaced people, and share this post.
Photos by Getty Images and Refugees International.
Atelier Jolie is honored to partner with @eatoffbeat, a group of deeply talented chefs from around the world. Open from today, offerings include fair-trade coffee and a bespoke rotation of beverages from our chefs’ countries in their traditional ways – honoring the cultures of those who bring new flavors to our shared home at 57 Great Jones Street, NYC.
Café hours: 11AM-6PM
Atelier hours: 11AM-7PM
Open today.
I have been humbled and honored to work with and for refugees over many years. I have learned so much and deeply value my friendships with those who have been forced to flee war and persecution. While emergency aid remains essential, partnering with refugees whenever possible is also very impactful. Hiring or buying from a refugee not only offers them the respect they deserve, it also allows you to learn from their rich knowledge and remarkable resilience. This World Refugee Day, I want to express my gratitude to the talented refugee chefs from @eatoffbeat at @atelierjolieofficial. For over a year now, they have been sharing food from their homelands with friends and guests, representing countries around the world, including Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, and more. Thank you for allowing me to share this space with you. More than 123 million people are currently displaced. Support for them and for the rule of law has been declining at an alarming rate. Please continue to advocate for emergency aid, support refugee-owned businesses, and show kindness to those who have already endured so much. To learn more about the global state of displacement, visit: https://www.nrc.no/global-figures Photos by @feelslikedan #AtelierJolie #WorldRefugeeDay
I have been humbled and honored to work with and for refugees over many years. I have learned so much and deeply value my friendships with those who have been forced to flee war and persecution. While emergency aid remains essential, partnering with refugees whenever possible is also very impactful. Hiring or buying from a refugee not only offers them the respect they deserve, it also allows you to learn from their rich knowledge and remarkable resilience. This World Refugee Day, I want to express my gratitude to the talented refugee chefs from @eatoffbeat at @atelierjolieofficial. For over a year now, they have been sharing food from their homelands with friends and guests, representing countries around the world, including Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, and more. Thank you for allowing me to share this space with you. More than 123 million people are currently displaced. Support for them and for the rule of law has been declining at an alarming rate. Please continue to advocate for emergency aid, support refugee-owned businesses, and show kindness to those who have already endured so much. To learn more about the global state of displacement, visit: https://www.nrc.no/global-figures Photos by @feelslikedan #AtelierJolie #WorldRefugeeDay
I have been humbled and honored to work with and for refugees over many years. I have learned so much and deeply value my friendships with those who have been forced to flee war and persecution. While emergency aid remains essential, partnering with refugees whenever possible is also very impactful. Hiring or buying from a refugee not only offers them the respect they deserve, it also allows you to learn from their rich knowledge and remarkable resilience. This World Refugee Day, I want to express my gratitude to the talented refugee chefs from @eatoffbeat at @atelierjolieofficial. For over a year now, they have been sharing food from their homelands with friends and guests, representing countries around the world, including Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, and more. Thank you for allowing me to share this space with you. More than 123 million people are currently displaced. Support for them and for the rule of law has been declining at an alarming rate. Please continue to advocate for emergency aid, support refugee-owned businesses, and show kindness to those who have already endured so much. To learn more about the global state of displacement, visit: https://www.nrc.no/global-figures Photos by @feelslikedan #AtelierJolie #WorldRefugeeDay
