Maria Bedsvaag

A puppy sleeping under a tree

A puppy sitting down

Our new dog, Evie ❤️

This is now a dog-only feed.

💉 Every minute for 50 years, #vaccines have saved 6 lives! That’s 154 million people who got the chance to grow up 🧒 Since 2000, #Gavi has #vaccinated over 1 billion children.

‼️ But funding cuts threaten progress!

NOW is the time to invest in a healthier, more #equal world.
#WorldImmunizationWeek

#PopeFrancis is gone, but the words and values he stood for will live on. He used his voice to lift up those rarely heard: the poor, the displaced, and those hit hardest by #climatechange.

🕊️ Rest in peace, Pope Francis.

📷 Vincenzo PINTO / AFP

@kirkensnodhjelp.bsky.social #Fasteaksjonen er i gang!

Pengene går til vårt arbeid med #bistand i katastrofer og langsiktige #utviklingsprosjekter

Vipps 2426💜

U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries (Gift Article) A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.

Buried deep in this story is the stunning stat that "the loss of U.S. support may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result."

That's just from cutting the vaccine program alone.

Oslo in spring #IYKYK

In beautiful Malawi this week with our Communication Focal Points for training and to visit some of NCA-DCA’s partners.

The U.S. government issues stop-work orders to two major manufacturers of nutritional supplements, diminishing the supply of life-saving food for severely malnourished children around the world. How can any parent think that this is ok? #usaid

Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article) Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

Snow, Christmas lights, and the whole cast of Ninjago

🏏 Afghan refugee girls are smashing stereotypes at UNHCR Pakistan cricket camp in Pakistan, using their voices to speak out against gender-based violence.

📽️ Watch their inspiring journey!
#16Days #NoExcuse

Foto av Benedicte Hafskjold, landdirektør for Libanon og Syria for Kirkens Nødhjelp, forran ruiner i Syria. Tekst i bilde: "Kirkens Nødhjelps humanitære innsats i Syria fortsetter. Det er fortsatt store behov for nødhjelp i Syria, ettersom store deler av befolkningen fortsatt mangler helt grunnleggende ting som rent vann og nok mat."

Vi forlater ikke #Syria. Våre ansatte og partnere jobber nå med å få en oversikt over situasjonen og behovene, for å se hvordan vi kan fortsette vårt arbeid under de nye forholdene i landet.

Oslo❤️

Having kids is a masterclass in #internalcommunication. They need constant updates about what the plan is, want things explained simply, and always expect food.

True for relationships, true for #internalcommunications.

There are two types of mothers: those that can live with how the kids have decorated the tree and those that can’t.

This was @norwegianchurchaid.bsky.social’s office in Ukraine. 2024 has now become the deadliest year on record for #aidworkers (OCHA).

Introducing the kids to Buddy the Elf🎄

Faksimile fra sak i Panorama Nyheter. Foto av Dagfinn Høybråten, generalsekretær i Kirkens Nødhjelp. Tekst i faksimilen: – Historisk steg mot skattetriksing. FNs medlemsland har med overveldende flertall vedtatt å starte forhandlingene om en global skattekonvensjon. Kirkens Nødhjelps sjef mener beslutningen er historisk. – Dette er et historisk steg i kampen mot skatteunndragelse og den ekstreme ulikheten i verden.

📰 FN tar et historisk steg mot skatteunndragelse! Regjeringen stemte avholdende, til tross for løfter om å støtte en global #skattekonvensjon. Skuffende i kampen for rettferdighet og mot ekstrem ulikhet. Les hele saken i #panoramanyheter👉 www.panoramanyheter.no/fn-kirkens-n... @hoybraten.bsky.social

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

In crises & disasters, women face increased risks to safety and access to resources.

In every disaster, speed saves lives & protects dignity. That’s where the IFRC-DREF comes in, enabling urgent and swift action. #16Days

Sanitation is a human right. Everyone should have access to safe sanitation.

We must ensure safe toilets for everyone by 2030. #WorldToiletDay

Commuting builds resilience, commuting builds resilience, commuting build resilience…

Rewatching Veep because I’m old and they don’t make shows like they used to

Need new book recommendations. Anything similar to Stefan Dercon’s (Chief Economist, Oxford Uni) Gambling on Development.

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I selected ‘Nature’ as one of my interests and now my feed is 98% birds. This post probably won’t help 🥴

Thank you!

Just signed up to Bluesky so here’s an intro post 🥁

I’m a communications advisor in a humanitarian organization based in Oslo. I’m looking to follow people in this sector, I would love any recommendations or starter packs.