UK diplomat. Acting High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam.
Bandar Seri Begawan
Joined December 2012
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I am very pleased to have started my new role as acting High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam - and have been given the usual very warm Bruneian welcome!
I look forward to deepening 🇬🇧-🇧🇳 collaboration during my time here, including on education, defence and sustainability.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
❌ An earthquake-affected area, where internally displaced people were reportedly sheltering
❌ At least 16 casualties, mostly women & children
❌ The Myanmar Air Force is the only actor in Myanmar with airstrike capability
This cannot continue. All civilians must be protected
Last week, reports emerged that airstrikes hit a monastery in Sagaing, where many people were seeking refuge from the violence in surrounding villages. CIR’s @MyanmarWitness collected and analysed content related to the incident that has been surfacing online and confirmed the location.
The investigation found the attack led to at least 16 casualties, almost all of whom were women and children. Another 50 people were reportedly injured.
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Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
Today is Aung San Suu Kyi's 80th birthday.
She will spend today, alongside thousands of other political prisoners, in detention in Myanmar at the hands of the Myanmar regime.
Release Aung San Suu Kyi.
Release all those arbitrarily detained.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
ဒီနေ့ဟာ ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်ရဲ့ အသက် (၈၀) နှစ်ပြည့် မွေးနေ့ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
မြန်မာစစ်အစိုးရလက်ထက်မှာ ဖမ်းဆီးခံထားရတဲ့ ထောင်ပေါင်းများစွာသော နိုင်ငံရေးအကျဉ်းသားများနဲ့အတူ ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်ဟာလည်း ယနေ့မှာ ထိန်းသိမ်းခံထားရဆဲဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
The UK is committed to supporting an inclusive and democratic future for #Myanmar.
Our Minister for the Indo-Pacific @CatherineWest1 welcomed discussing this with @HonJulieBishop, UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, in London.
The UK remains committed to supporting the people of Myanmar. It was great to meet @HonJulieBishop, UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, today to discuss her important work.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
We are appalled to see this evidence of airstrikes by the military regime during their ceasefire and at a time of national disaster
We call for all actors to protect civilians, for unimpeded humanitarian access, and for the military regime to uphold the ASEAN 5 Point Consensus
In the four weeks following the earthquake, @MyanmarWitness documented 80 air attack incidents across the 12 different states and regions of Myanmar.
Most of these incidents involved claims of airstrikes, which only the Myanmar Air Force has the capacity to carry out.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
To date, the UK has provided up to £25 million, with our support reaching over 116,000 people via our local partners.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this tragedy.
British Embassy Yangon
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
One month on from the devastating earthquake in #Myanmar, the UK stands in solidarity with those affected and continues to respond with life-saving aid and urgent humanitarian assistance.
Photo credit: UK partner
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
We welcome the temporary ceasefire announcements in Myanmar and expect the military and others to respect these, to stop violence against civilians and allow aid to reach those who need it.
Read more about the UK response:
gov.uk/government/news/uk-as…
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
A week on from the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, I visited @decappeal to hear how they are helping people access critical supplies.
The UK is pledging a further £10m humanitarian aid, bringing our total support to up to £25m including £5m to match donations to DEC’s appeal.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
NEW: UK aid has reached 15,000 people after the Myanmar earthquake, with a further £10 million pledged, bringing our total support to up to £25 million.
This includes up to £5 million to match donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee @DECAppeal.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
The UNSC is clear - humanitarian aid must reach the most vulnerable following Myanmar’s devastating earthquake.
All parties must allow aid to reach people in need, and humanitarian workers must be protected.
The Council expresses their condolences to those affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar, including neighbouring countries like Thailand.
The Council welcomes the ceasefire announcements, to enable the safe delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to all those in need.
ALT The Security Council expresses their condolences to those affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar, including neighbouring countries like Thailand.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
The situation in Myanmar is catastrophic.
With your support via UK Aid Match, we will deliver life saving humanitarian support: dec.org.uk
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
The earthquake in Myanmar has left people in critical need with millions unable to access shelter, clean water and medical care.
Give now to @decappeal and your donation will be matched by the UK Government up to £5 million ⬇️
dec.org.uk/appeal/myanmar-ea…
#UKAidMatch
ALT Picture of devastation in Myanmar. Text reads: Myanmar Earthquake Appeal, we’re matching pound-for-pound up to £5 million.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
The scenes in Myanmar following Friday’s earthquake are devastating.
That’s why we are announcing £10m in aid to support the urgent humanitarian efforts taking place to help those most in need.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
The UK is sending life-saving aid to the people of Myanmar following the devastating earthquake on Friday.
Read more: gov.uk/government/news/uk-se…
ALT Text reads: Myanmar Earthquake. UK sends vital aid to assist the people of Myanmar with earthquake response.
Ken O'Flaherty retweeted
A message of condolence from His Majesty The King to the people of Myanmar following the devastating earthquake.
