Today marks one year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. On 15th August 2021, things changed almost overnight for Afghan people. A thread 🧵 After the Taliban took over the capital city of Kabul things changed rapidly, with women and girls no longer able to safely go to school or work, and many women were forced to go into hiding.

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Today, a Maternity and Children’s hospital in #Mariupol , #Ukraine , was targeted in by Russian Putin-led attacks, according to officials. Thread (1/11)

📸 @evgenymaloletka (on IG) Bombing civilian infrastructures and buildings, such as hospitals is a war crime. (2/11)

We received these photos from our Romanian partners, #LOGS yesterday.

In response to the Ukraine Crisis, their incredible team have set up a Call Center/Hotline service for refugees, providing vital information for those who are transiting through Romania to Europe.

(Thread) They are also currently at the Nădlac Border to Hungary, in western Romania, providing food, water and information to people stuck in an 11 km wait.

From the Ukraine Crisis fundraiser, we have committed £50k to support their work.

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Last week, as your donations continued to come in, we had a team of 2 on the ground to understand what is needed by all those in and fleeing Ukraine & build connections with teams responding. Here is how we are putting your donations to use... 📸 @ByronSmithphoto #UkraineCrisis

And then came coronavirus…

Nearly a decade of war in Syria has displaced millions of people, spawned rampant poverty, and has decimated the country’s healthcare system. After having its first cases of Covid19 confirmed, Syria now braces itself for a potential epidemic. Our dear friends @SyriaCivilDef are working tirelessly to spread public awareness and have started systematically sterilising public facilities.