Deputy Regional Director @WFP in Regional Bureau Cairo. Humanitarian, mom + optimist working to achieve a world with #ZeroHunger. Views my own
Cairo, Egypt
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Rawad Halabi retweeted
📍 #Palestine: For many families, daily life is shaped by uncertainty.
Unable to earn a living, struggling to put food on the table, and relying on humanitarian assistance, many fear they are being forgotten.
WFP's Michele Quintaglie explains why their stories must continue to be heard 👇
Rawad Halabi retweeted
Navi Pillay, a former @UNHumanRights Chief, has just won the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize.
"She has been a staunch defender and advocate of human rights. It is important in this day and age to see that acolade being awarded to those who are speaking out on violations of human rights."
Rawad Halabi retweeted
For decades, Navi Pillay has been a champion of international law and human rights, and a steadfast, independent voice of justice amidst some of the most historic international legal cases of our time.
I warmly congratulate her on being awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
سررت بالمشاركة في افتتاح الدورة الثالثة والستين من معرض دمشق الدولي، التي تُقام هذا العام تحت شعار “سوريا تشرق من جديد”.
يشكّل المعرض مساحة مهمة تجمع مختلف الفاعلين الاقتصاديين والتجاريين، وفرصة لتعزيز التواصل واستكشاف آفاق جديدة للتعاون بما يدعم التعافي الاقتصادي في 🇸🇾
Rawad Halabi retweeted
KHUFU takes home the Silver Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival.
Following its international premiere in the Pardi di Domani International Competition, the film has been awarded the Silver Leopard, marking another remarkable milestone in its festival journey.
KHUFU previously won the Eish Short Film Competition focusing on food security, led by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt and Zest at El Gouna Film Festival’s 7th edition in 2024.
Congratulations to the filmmakers and partners on this incredible achievement. Wishing the entire team continued success on KHUFU’s journey.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
At the FoodGuard Global Summit, I stressed that food loss is a threat to food security. In fragile contexts, losses peak in the last mile - where access barriers & insecurity prevent food from reaching people. This is why resilient supply chains & strong partnerships are critical
Rawad Halabi retweeted
Thiago Á. & Saif A. have been kidnapped, mistreated, arbitrarily detained, to punish them and crush the growing solidarity movement against Israel's genocide in Palestine. Do not let it happen!
Demand their freedom and freedom for all Palestinian hostages!
#FreeThiago #FreeSaif
Israeli soldiers beat and tortured flotilla organisers Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila after abducting them in international waters near Greece in the early hours of Thursday morning, lawyers and diplomats have said.
After illegally intercepting 22 boats and kidnapping around 200 activists hundreds of miles from Gaza, Israel transferred the majority to Greek authorities, but refused to release Abukeshek and Ávila. Instead, it transported them back to an Israeli desert prison, where Palestinians are routinely tortured.
Brazilian activist Ávila was dragged face-down across the floor and beaten so badly he passed out twice, lawyers said, after visiting him on Saturday. His wife, Lara Souza, said an embassy official told her he had been temporarily blinded by his injuries, with his left eye still swollen shut, but he was being denied medical treatment. In a brief visit, where he was separated from the consul by a glass screen and not able to speak freely, he reported pain all over his body, especially in his hand and shoulder, and said that soldiers had threatened to throw him overboard and target his wife and two-year-old daughter.
Abukeshek, who had been sailing on an observer boat and did not intend to go to Gaza, was “in shock”, his wife Sally Issa said. He was forced to lie face-down on the floor of an Israeli warship for two days, lawyers said, blindfolded and with his hands bound behind his back.
Spain has demanded Israel release Abukeshek, who is Palestinian but holds Spanish and Swedish citizenship. On Friday, prime minister Pedro Sánchez said he had been "illegally abducted by the Netanyahu government".
On Sunday, the activists appeared before an Israeli court, where a judge extended their detention by two days.
Lawyers demanded their immediate and unconditional release, telling the court the entire process was "fundamentally flawed and illegal", and describing Israel's actions as a "retaliatory measure against humanitarian activist leaders".
The two men have now been transferred back to solitary confinement in Shikma prison, where they are being held in windowless cells.
Both are on hunger strike, with Ávila saying he will not leave without Abukeshek.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
📍#Gaza: Six months into the ceasefire and food security remains a major concern.
🟡Families face numerous challenges as hunger continues to cast its shadow over many lives.
🟡WFP is on the ground, supporting those most in need, but true recovery requires more than just aid.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
Grateful to meet with our EU partners in Brussels. Their critical support has enabled @WFP’s life‑saving and life‑changing work for decades.
As conflict and hunger rise, our partnership has never been more crucial. The world’s most vulnerable are counting on us.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
استقبل سعادة الشيخ جاسم بن عبدالرحمن بن محمد آل ثاني، سفير دولة قطر لدى جمهورية مصر العربية ومندوبها الدائم لدى جامعة الدول العربية، بمقر البعثة، السيدة رواد حلبي، الممثلة المقيمة ومدير مكتب برنامج الأغذية العالمي التابع للأمم المتحدة في مصر.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
When roads are cut, access is blocked, and we need to reach people where others won't go. @WFP_UNHAS flights are a lifeline. Irreplaceable.
$48M from our emergency fund for operations in Chad, DRC, Haiti, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
Beirut’s hospitals are posting photos of children — hoping someone will recognise them and identify their parents.
I told @PiersUncensored: this is what Israel’s wars looks like — 100 air raids on 🇱🇧 within minutes, immediately after Netanyahu heard of a U.S. ceasefire announcement.
Lebanon, the jewel of the Arab world, endures.
When is enough, enough?
America must stop fighting Israel’s genocidal wars.
🔗 Full interview: youtu.be/OH1JAoOkRpM?si…
Rawad Halabi retweeted
🆘#Lebanon: What began as a displacement crisis is quickly evolving into a deepening food security crisis.
Families are being uprooted, communities stretched, and food is becoming harder to afford.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
A new step in a pattern of deliberate disregard for international law & the United Nations.
Israeli forces stormed into an UNRWA health centre in East Jerusalem. This is a United Nations premises.
Israeli authorities then ordered the centre to close for 30 days, depriving Palestine Refugees of access to primary health care.
Meanwhile, water and power supplies to UNRWA facilities - including health and education buildings - are scheduled to be cut in the coming weeks.
This is a direct result of legislation passed by the Israeli parliament in December, which stepped up existing anti-UNRWA laws adopted in 2024.
The recent International court of Justice ruling restated that the State of Israel is obliged under international law to facilitate UNRWA’s operations, not hinder or prevent them.
The @UN footprint in occupied East Jerusalem is shrinking fast.
Yesterday, in a disgraceful move, Israeli security personnel forcibly entered the UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre, demanding the removal of UN signage. The Jerusalem Health Centre has been supported over decades by member states, many of whom have visited the premises. Later on the same day, a temporary closure order was issued against the Health Centre, closing it for the next thirty days. It may never open again.
Simultaneously, @UNRWA has received notifications from utility providers of impending severance of electricity and water supplies to multiple facilities across #EastJerusalem. These buildings include schools, health centres, and other critical service points.
It is not possible to operate humanitarian services without electricity and water.
Yesterday's developments follow the December 2025 amendments made to the anti-UNRWA Knesset laws. These shameful tactics are part of the relentless campaign by Israeli authorities to unilaterally prevent UNRWA from executing its #UNGA mandate in occupied East Jerusalem, which does not fall under Israeli sovereignty. The application of Israeli law therein is illegal.
In October 2025, the @CIJ_ICJ ruled that Israel is obliged to facilitate relief provided by UNRWA. And yet, the present actions represent the very opposite. These amendments, if implemented, will signal the end of UNRWA’s decades-long operational presence in East Jerusalem.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
After long negotiations, a UN-led mission delivered aid to El Fasher this week. The first of many missions.
We’re working to expand lifesaving aid across Darfur. With safe access and funding, we will deliver. Thank you to all partners who helped make this happen.
Rawad Halabi retweeted
Barely two weeks into 2026, the world is already confronting the risk of a dangerous and deepening global hunger crisis.
I'm calling on world leaders to help us end these horrific conflicts that drive hunger and desperation.
➡️News Release: ow.ly/7hjo50XVsQC
Rawad Halabi retweeted
The world faces the risk of a dangerous and deepening global hunger crisis.
@WFPChief, Cindy McCain, calls on world leaders to help halt famine and stabilize communities in 2026.
"We can't end hunger on our own."
Read more: ow.ly/7hjo50XVsQC
Rawad Halabi retweeted
Every day, millions of children go to school on an empty stomach, affecting their concentration and ability to learn.
A simple school meal can change that.
Learn how WFP works with countries to keep classrooms full and students nourished. wfp.org/school-meals
