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$233B in Ukraine
The Top 10 Donors to Ukraine
Ukraine has received over $230 billion in aid since the russian invasion in 2022.
institutions and the together account for almost 70% of the total aid.
This graphic uses data from the Ukraine Support to visualize the top 10 donors to Ukraine between Jan 24, 2022, and July 31, 2023.
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The Top 10 Donors to Ukraine
Ukraine has received over $230 billion in aid since the Russian invasion in 2022.
EU institutions and the U.S. together account for almost 70% of the total aid.
This graphic uses data from the Ukraine Support Tracker to visualize the top 10 donors to Ukraine between Jan 24, 2022, and July 31, 2023.
Germanys support for Ukraine is to be massively expanded next year.
Our will talk about her research on mutual at our upcoming on 15 Nov. Her talk investigates the experiences of grassroots solidarity activism that emerged in the pandemic to help communities access food and medicine.
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My favorite magazine is The Baffler, and this most recent issue focuses on the Industrial Complex and the problematic power dynamics of international aid.
This piece focuses on South Sudan, but I saw extremely similar things in Haiti, and these dynamics exist everywhere. Really good to know about.
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"Guys, our good boy Ray, is waiting for his loving family. He is very playful and loves puppy treats. Ray will have a very hard time overwintering with us because he is constantly cold and we don't have the opportunity to move him to a warm room. Really hoping that his future family finds him"
Pause for aid, hostage
Tactical little ceasefires
Israel considers
Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, amplifying demands ... strike again. 8 hours ago. Strike at the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry.
Gaza is becoming a "graveyard for children", U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, amplifying demands for a ceasefire in the enclave, where Palestinian health authorities said the death toll from Israeli strikes had exceeded 10,000.
88 people employed by the Relief and Works Agency for in the Near Easttasked with providing essential services for have been killed since Oct. 7, marking the highest number of United Nations fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict.
The deaths of the workers are among the more than 10,000 people killed in including more than 4,100 children, according to the Gaza Ministry.
Just finished watching Johnny Harris video on how Facebook facilitated the genocide of the Rohingya muslim minority, it's a really sad and heavy video, it talks about how Facebook's reckless moderation in the country of Myanmar complicated historical ethical conflicts that eventually led to the genocide of the Muslim minority.
It really strikes me that something we generally associate with the sharing of funny memes, with an algorithm trained to engage users so that the company can benefit from more advertising revenue, can be weaponised to share misinformation and hate, ultimately leading to the escalation of conflict to the extent that it has, If you don't feel sickened by what you've read so far, I'd recommend watching the video, it's very well documented and does a good job of breaking down an otherwise complex situation into understandable chunks.
We can really see that they haven't changed their moderation and harmful practices from that time to now, as there are several news reports about how they falsely report anyone who shows support for the Palestinian people as a terrorist on multiple platforms that they control, as well as showing several times that their generative AI is often biased against Palestinians, I'll have some links to those at the end of the post so you can judge their veracity for yourself.
This is just one example of how traditional social media can be damaging and extremely dangerous, of course there are countless examples of this happening in smaller countries where a western giant sweeps in, sets itself up as the standard way of communicating and ignores when violent misinformation gets out of hand, we actually lose as a society because we allow these huge corporations to control every bit of our lives, That's why being here is so important, because by participating in decentralised social media we can send a message, a message that says we don't want this to happen again, we don't want any more people to suffer because some CEO was too busy flying his personal jet to care about other people's lives, and we're not going to accept it anymore.
I will also be attaching donation links for the Rohingya refugee camps at the end, so if you can, please donate to them so that we can help ease the burden that has been placed on these poor people.
The video:
News links that demonstrate anti-palestinian bias in Meta (from all sides of the net):
Donation links if you want to help support the Rohingya refugees:
At least 4,008 of are dead by now.
That means 182 children more, within the last 24 hours.
UNs major humanitarian agencies and international charities say:
More than 100 attacks against health care have been reported.
Scores of have been since October 7 including 88 UNRWA colleagues the highest number of United Nations fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict.
We need an immediate .
Jordan airdrops medical aid to Gaza
King Abdullah II has said that his countrys air force has airdropped medical aid to a field hospital run by Jordan in Gaza.
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Sam from World Central Kitchen is reporting from outside Cairo, Egypt - 16 trucks full of food & water are on the way to WCK partner AneraOrg in the Gaza Strip
WCK / Sam
U.S. Special Envoy David Satterfield: No Record of Hamas Blocking or Seizing Aid
U.S. Special Envoy David Satterfield said on Saturday that U.S. officials had not been told that Hamas is blocking or diverting humanitarian aid flowing into the Gaza Strip amid shortages of food, medicine and fuel.
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UCPM and EU humanitarian aid response to the situation in the Middle East
Japan has taken another step to bolster its network of security partners by launching negotiations with the Philippines on a visiting forces agreement and making the Southeast Asian country the first recipient of its new military aid program.
Australias Support To Pacific Surges As China Focuses On Friendly States, Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map Shows
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as someone who has spent time on many of these places, islands, this was of particular interest as a way of indicating geopolitics, applied finance, etc
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Rakan Abed El Rahman reports for The National from Rafah, southern Gaza, where Palestinians injured in Israeli air strikes are crossing into Egypt to receive urgent medical attention.
02-11-2023
For yrs, a vote on to might have been the least measure to come up in the . But delays in moving the measure, the fragile balance of in & feuds between & inside both parties over the show that there is no easy vote.
The commotion around the issue centers on & newly elected House s decision to pay for the $14.3B in aid to ONLY IF there are EQUAL cuts in the budget.
The s struggle to send $14B in emergency to is exposing rifts that leave looking like a divided super power unable even to rush help to a friend that believes its fighting an existential .
A vote on the package was expected on Thurs, though that now appears at risk, as the countrys political schisms & a fractured consensus once again threaten to paralyze .
It shouldnt be this hard.
The vice chair of the , Sen , said she also favored a single effort to & :
Some have argued for decoupling funding to address these threats, & focusing only on the Iranian-backed terrorists who massacred so many Israelis on . We must recognize that our interests are being aggressively challenged by all of these actors in an effort to dismantle the that we established following WWII.
Even in the , where Min Ldr is a forceful advocate for , some are demanding additional $$ for in exchange for greenlighting Ukraine aid. (using human lives & as chits in )
The reality is these issues are all connected, & urgent. Our adversaries are cheering for . So lets instead show them , Sen Cmte Chair (D-WA) told lawmakers.
Funding for for & enjoys a relatively wide backing, but a growing number of have become skeptical on help for Kyiv, leaving its approval in doubt.
New (& ) has indicated he does not agree w/the admins approach of combining & funding into a single bill.
, press for , in Senate testimony
President s 2 top lieutenants testified in the on Tues on behalf of a $105B request to support Israel, & other priorities, amid uncertainty over whether congressional are willing to keep the funding taps open for Kyiv.
France, Britain and the Netherlands draw up plans to send aid to Gaza by ship to ease the plight of Palestinian civilians and alleviate pressure on the border crossing with Egypt, which has become a chokepoint for convoys.
Only 131 lorries carrying water, food and medicine have been allowed into Gaza since Israel closed border points and restricted power and water supplies following Hamass deadly assault.
Impeding aid to Gaza may be a crime - ICC prosecutor
"The court has been investigating in the occupied Palestinian territories since 2021, looking into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity there from 2014 onwards."
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Mirnaelhelbawi on Twitter has created one central place for people sending QR codes for their ESims : GazaESimsGMail.com
This is working!
(They are freely passed on & first priority is to , , workers, etc.)
Her efforts also made The New York Times!
You lovely people! Keep it going!
Wael Abo Omar, a spox for Gazas border crossing, said that 33 aid trucks carrying water, food & medicine entered Gaza from today, bringing the total to 117 trucks since was first allowed into on Oct. 21.
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To get around issues, they are looking for ESims (NOT $$) to give to , , workers, etc
Asking for Euro, but , , , are sending too!
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Bernie Sanders
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, and getting worse by the minute, Sanders wrote on X. Israel must obey international law and allow innocent men, women, and children the food, water, medical supplies, and fuel that is desperately needed. NOW.
said on Saturday that 's will support links in with "internationally recognized organizations", prompting 's communication minister to say would fight the move.
still,
Elon Musk, the billionaire boss of , says his satellite communications network will be used to support international agencies facing a in Mr Musk made the offer on his X platform after agencies said they were struggling to contact their teams inside Gaza because most communication networks were cut overnight. Access to Starlink has (initially) played a vital role in s war effort.
says will support connectivity to organizations in
Several intl orgs & agencies expressed their concern for colleagues in , after losing contact as a result of the communications . for WaPo & other outlets said they had lost contact w/ inside Gaza.
The families of Israeli held in the Gaza Strip have expressed fear for the fate of their relatives amid s ops, & frustration they have not been kept informed. Gallant said he would meet them on Sun.
"As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies"
"Hamas has spent years stockpiling desperately needed fuel, food and medicine, as well as ammo and weapons, in the miles of tunnels it has carved out under Gaza."