Ewan Watson (@watsonewan1) 's Twitter Profile
Ewan Watson

@watsonewan1

Head of Global Communications for the UN Refugee Agency. Occasionally homesick Scot with a piece of my heart in Colombia.

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Deliberate disinformation campaigns are endangering our work in #Ukraine. Our role is to help everyone affected by conflict. So make no mistake - false narratives literally put lives at risk. france24.com/en/live-news/2…

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The @icrc reacts to a ‘deliberate and targeted campaign of misinformation’. My story on what humanitarian neutrality means in #Ukraine️ or indeed any war. bbc.com/news/world-eur…

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📢📢📢amazing job alert Are you a passionate public COMS person keen to put your skills to use in the world's most visible humanitarian crisis? Join our team in #Ukraine with fantastic colleagues like Alyona Synenko Patricia Rey and many more! Get applying: career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobre…

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Incredible footage from my colleague Alyona Synenko shows the devastated city of Irpin in #Ukraine and how ICRC is helping the people still there. icrcnewsroom.org/?mc_phishing_p…

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I’m in #Ukraine this week with @RMardiniICRC. Heading to Kyiv now and then south to meet communities living close to the front lines. Already impressed by how motivated colleagues are, despite the challenges they face.

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For months we have been working to get access to POWs held in the Ukraine-Russia international armed conflict. This is we can check on conditions & treatment and keep families informed about their loved ones. Our statement at United Nations Geneva today

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#Disinformation has real-world humanitarian consequences. My response to revelations announced today: forbiddenstories.org/story-killers/… x.com/messages/media…

#Disinformation has real-world humanitarian consequences. My response to revelations announced today:
forbiddenstories.org/story-killers/… x.com/messages/media…
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My urgent plea to the parties to the conflict in Israel and Gaza.   ICRC is ready with medicine and other relief items. Entry must be granted, and our teams in Gaza must be allowed to work safely and effectively. The situation is critical.

My urgent plea to the parties to the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
 
<a href="/ICRC/">ICRC</a> is ready with medicine and other relief items. Entry must be granted, and our teams in Gaza must be allowed to work safely and effectively.

The situation is critical.
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ICRC's Middle East Director Fabrizio Carboni describes the complexities of operating in #Gaza today, where humanitarian needs have skyrocketed, and our painstaking efforts to help the hostages. nytimes.com/2023/10/21/wor…

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My ICRC colleague in #Gaza describes scenes of chaos and exhaustion and ‘a humanitarian emergency the scale of which I don’t think we have seen for a long time’ theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…

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On #WorldRefugeeDay I’m in South Sudan, a country emerging from its own conflict now hosting 700,000 people fleeing war in Sudan. People here have welcomed them in. But resources are extremely limited and they are struggling to cope. They need our solidarity and support.

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With FC Barcelona and Barça Foundation, we’re helping refugee children with healthcare, education and to get into sports - a great way for them to feel part of the local community they’re living in.

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This important speech makes the case for empowering people forced to flee - and the communities hosting them. Give refugees access to health and education. Allow them to work. Include them in national planning. They will return the investment many times over.

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I’ve been in Pakistan this week, where UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency are calling for a ‘bigger, broader vision’ for the Afghan people here - and more international support for the local communities hosting them. 👇 unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

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Powerful words from my colleague Omer Elnaiem on the worsening humanitarian situation for millions of people forced to flee fighting in Sudan.

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What a moment - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi carries the Olympic torch in honour of all people forced to flee.   At #Paris2024 , we’re cheering on the Refugee Olympic Team Team as they compete with the best. Their determination to succeed against all odds is amazing!

What a moment - <a href="/Refugees/">UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency</a> High Commissioner, <a href="/FilippoGrandi/">Filippo Grandi</a> carries the Olympic torch in honour of all people forced to flee.
 
At #Paris2024 , we’re cheering on the <a href="/RefugeesOlympic/">Refugee Olympic Team</a> Team as they compete with the best.

Their determination to succeed against all odds is amazing!
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All the chills this evening as #Paris2024 gets going. The crowd gathered here at the opening ceremony gave the Refugee Olympic Team team the biggest cheer. It’s an amazing achievement to go from refugee to Olympian. Great to see that recognised so publicly.

All the chills this evening as #Paris2024 gets going.

The crowd gathered here at the opening ceremony gave the <a href="/RefugeesOlympic/">Refugee Olympic Team</a> team the biggest cheer. 

It’s an amazing achievement to go from refugee to Olympian. Great to see that recognised so publicly.
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An amazing moment at the #Paris2024 Olympic Games #OpeningCeremony. High Commissioner Filippo Grandi accepted the Olympic Laurel on behalf of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency: an award that recognizes the power of sport to help refugees heal and find hope.

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Cindy Ngamba's name gets etched in the Olympic record books. Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba Ninon Mateu beat French Davina Michel to reach the 75kg boxing semi-finals, becoming the first ever athlete from the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Team to secure an Olympic medal. Read more: olympics.com/en/news/cindy-… (Photo

Cindy Ngamba's name gets etched in the Olympic record books.

<a href="/CindyNgamba/">Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba Ninon Mateu</a> beat French Davina Michel to reach the 75kg boxing semi-finals, becoming the first ever athlete from the IOC <a href="/RefugeesOlympic/">Refugee Olympic Team</a> Team to secure an Olympic medal.

Read more: olympics.com/en/news/cindy-…
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