*Update 20.11.2024, thanks to the colleague who brought the EUstaff4peace letter to our attention, here is their  their letter of gratitude to HR/VP Josep Borrell. Their next vigil in Brussels takes place 28.11.2024* *Update 17.04.2024 We asked for the exceptional 5 days available for Ukraine-related volunteering be made available for those volunteering to help civilians caught up in wars elsewhere.*

Original article: Several colleagues asked what they can do to help. That is why we have tried to put together a starting list. There are limited volunteering initiatives, we have found a much greater presence of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) looking for financial donations alone in order to provide assistance such as food, medicines, medical equipment, accommodation, transportation, financial donation, family reunification, aid with asylum etc.

• Volunteering
  • Special leave for volunteering activities (the standard is 1 day only (we are checking on whether this can be increased, as we did for Ukraine): check out our clarification of the rules)
  • UN volunteers (you can even volunteer to offer online help)
• Donating
  • UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
  • Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
  • Médecins du Monde
  • International Assistance in Palestine
  • Care International
  • Save the Children
  • World Central Kitchen
  • World Food programme (WFP)
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
• Check your city for local events

  • Brussels: Candlelight vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza

  • Brussels: EUstaff4peace have a vigil every second Thursday (next one is 28.11.2024)

What international organisations around the world are doing

• What the EU stands for on Gaza and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Gaza/Israel: Joint Statement by High Representative and Commissioner for Crisis Management on killing of humanitarian workers
• UN Secretary-General’s press conference on the Middle East
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Flash Appeal for the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2023
• Human Rights Watch