Silence Is Complicity: A Call for Immediate Action to Stop the Atrocities in Al Fashir, Sudan
The Migration and Refugee Forum in the Arab World (MARFA) strongly condemns the ongoing atrocities unfolding in Al Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. The recent seizure of the city by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), following an 18-month siege, has plunged the region into a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, with scores of people killed in just a […]
Euro-MENA Initiative: Europe Must Match Recognition of Palestine with Action
Recognition risks becoming a distraction if not acted upon. Symbolism cannot replace real measures, because a State on paper is meaningless while its people are being destroyed and its territory continually annexed. The Euro-MENA Initiative (ARDD Europe) warmly welcomes the growing number of European states that have taken the historic step of recognizing the State […]
Statement in Support of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories
The Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP) condemns in the strongest possible terms the 9 July 2025 sanctions imposed by the United States against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. These sanctions are politically motivated and legally indefensible. They represent […]
War Breeds Refugees: A Region on the Brink of Mass Displacement
A Statement by MARFA On World Refugee Day
This World Refugee Day comes at a time of grave escalation and deepening danger. As the region teeters on the edge of yet another catastrophic conflict, this time between Iran and Israel, the threat of mass displacement looms larger than ever. The drums of war are not only echoing through Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, but […]
Urgent Appeal to the World: End Israel’s Reckless Wars and Ensure Accountability for its Crimes
A Statement by ARDD
The international community should immediately pull Israel back from its ongoing campaign of starvation and elimination in Gaza and its unprovoked aggression against Iran, and take all measures necessary, individually and collectively, in line with international law and the Charter of the United Nations, to ensure compliance by Israel with its international obligations. The ongoing […]
The Nakba Never Ended: History Repeats Itself, Justice is Denied, and the World is Silent
A Statement by ARDD
It is at this darkest hour that we commemorate the Nakba and pay tribute to its victims, not only those of 1948 but to all those who perished as a result of the ongoing Nakba up to the current Genocide in Gaza and atrocities in the West Bank (and Lebanon). We salute the steadfast survivors […]
End the Suffering, End the Killing, Stop the Genocide
We unequivocally condemn the resumption of indiscriminate bombing and attacks against Gaza, on the night of Monday 17th March 2025, which has killed at least 410 Palestinians and injured over 500 in the span of one night only–with most of the casualties reaching hospitals being reportedly children. This represents Israel’s umpteenth refusal to abide by the […]
On the Edge: Urgent Action Needed to Safeguard Jordan’s Humanitarian and Development Workforce and Services
A Statement by JICOF* on the Impact of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts in Jordan Jordan’s humanitarian and development sector is on the brink of a new crisis. The abrupt suspension of U.S. foreign aid has triggered a wave of mass layoffs, stripping livelihoods from hundreds and threatening the survival of thousands more. Already, 576 […]
UNRWA’s ban and the intensification of settler-colonial erasure
On Thursday, January 30th Israel’s ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) took effect, prohibiting its services in east Jerusalem and severely impacting the agency’s operations in Gaza and the remainder of the West Bank. ARDD strongly condemns the implementation of the ban and warns against Israel’s intensification of settler-colonial erasure of […]
What Numbers Will Never Capture: Gaza Deep Wounds and Enduring Hope in Palestine
ARDD welcomes the beginning of a ceasefire in Gaza as a glimmer of hope in a sea of wrath. This ceasefire, if implemented, represents a necessary step towards the freedom of Palestine and the dismantling of colonial oppression. What numbers will never be able to capture is the profound human experience and the intergenerational trauma […]