Our Middle East Appeal has now raised more than £50 million, around £4.3m in Scotland. Thanks to this continued support - despite huge challenges - DEC member charities and their tireless local partners can still save and protect lives. How we do it 👇 www.dec.org.uk/report/middl...

Despite the huge security and logistical challenges, DEC charities and their partners in #Gaza are still able to get life saving support to those who need it most. If you can please donate to support their efforts www.dec.org.uk

Important for our Chief Exec @salehsaeed and others to brief the CEEAC, (External Affairs) Committee at the Scottish Parliament earlier today on the acute and deepening #Humanitarian crisis in #Gaza You can watch a recording via this link. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/cons...

We’re briefing the CEEAC, (External Affairs) Committee @ScotParl at 0930 on the deepening #Humanitarian crisis in #Gaza You can watch via this link www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/cons...

The headlines move on quickly but the life saving work of @decappeal charities in #Myanmar is scaling up fast with your support. Strong aftershocks, extreme heat and floods are making their efforts to reach the most vulnerable even more challenging. If you can please donate now dec.org.uk

People across 57 townships in Myanmar are now living in makeshift shelters after the quake destroyed their homes. Our DEC member charities are working to get shelter, food, water and medical assistance to those affected. Please help. bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa...

The #MyanmarEarthquake appeal has raised £1.5 million here in Scotland in just a week, now £16 million UK wide! A huge thanks again to anyone who has donated, your solidarity is making a life saving difference right now to the people who need it most

£30 could help our member charities provide 30 families who have been affected by the earthquake with clean water for a day. With temperatures in Myanmar reaching 40 degrees, access to water is crucial for survival. Please help. bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa...

Thanks to @anassarwar.bsky.social and your @scottishlabour.bsky.social colleagues for supporting our work once again. Cross party solidarity @parliament.scot is hugely helpful in emphasising the urgency and impartiality of the work of @decappeal.bsky.social members right now in #Myanmar.

People are cut off from vital services in Myanmar, where roads and buildings have been destroyed, including hospitals and water supplies. Network and power lines are also down. Your support helps DEC charities get aid to where it is most needed. Donate now. bsky.app/profile/deca...

Wondering how DEC charities are able to ensure aid reaches the people who need it in Myanmar? Here, DEC Director of Programmes and Accountability, Madara Hettiarachchi explains how working closely with trusted local partners makes this possible. 1/2

"Myanmar suffered its biggest earthquake in a century. Holy sites destroyed in seconds along with homes and businesses". The earthquakes have compounded the significant pre-existing humanitarian need in Myanmar. Please donate today: bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa... www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

DEC charities in Wales came together outside the Senedd today to launch the #MyanmarEarthquakeAppeal following the powerful earthquakes that have caused catastrophic devastation. Thank you to the #WelshGovernment for your generous support. To donate: dec.org.uk

Thanks to your generous support we've raised £400,000 here in #Wales, and £7.5m at UK level, since launching the #MyanmarEarthquakeAppeal yesterday. Member charities are working hard to reach people with desperately needed aid. Thank you - Diolch yn fawr 🙏🙏🙏

People in Myanmar were already facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with over a third of the population in need of aid. Now, the earthquake has made the situation even more critical. Please help our member charities deliver vital food, water, shelter and medical care. Donate at: www.dec.org.uk

"I had no idea what was happening. My bed was beside the window, so I jumped out. I got hurt a little, but I ran toward the road and lay on the ground. Now, my chest hurts. "I wish I had the power of time travel. Then I could go back and fix whatever caused the earthquake." (Zarni*, 13, Myanmar)

A man from Myanmar now living in Glasgow has warned people in his home country, Myanmar, are “suffering a lot” as DEC emergency fundraising drive raised £1m in Scotland in just 24 hours. @scotsman.com www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

People in Myanmar were already facing a severe humanitarian crisis. One in four people did not have enough to eat. Now the situation is even more critical. The earthquakes destroyed 120,000 buildings and displaced 1.2m people. Please donate. bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa...

Our DEC member charities are working tirelessly on the ground to deliver urgent emergency relief to people impacted by the earthquakes in Myanmar. People are in need of: • Medicine • Shelter • Food and water Please give what you can to help save lives. bit.ly/DECMyanmarEarthquakeAppealX

£800,000 raised in Scotland in a day for the Myanmar Earthquake Appeal. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far and to the Scottish Government for its support once again. Collaboration works - your solidarity is saving lives once again. Please watch and donate. dec.org.uk

A huge thank you to @itvnews.bsky.social for broadcasting our appeal and to Simon Pegg for presenting. DEC member charities are in Myanmar now delivering vital aid but the needs are huge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWB...

Thanks so much @johnswinney.bsky.social. The support of all party leaders @parliament.scot emphasises the solidarity needed to help the most vulnerable people whose lives have been shattered by the #MyanmarEarthquake.

This evening before the 6pm news the BBC broadcast our appeal film. A huge thank you to BBC News and to Hugh Dennis for presenting the film. DEC member charities are responding in Myanmar now but the needs are huge. Please donate today. donation.dec.org.uk/myanmar-eart...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has devastated huge areas of Myanmar. The Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an urgent appeal. Members of DEC Scotland member charities launched the appeal at Calton Hill, Edinburgh this morning.

The DEC has launched the Myanmar Earthquake Appeal to help those affected by the powerful earthquakes that have caused widespread devastation. Our spokesperson spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about the aftermath. 1/2 donation.dec.org.uk/myanmar-eart...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has devastated huge areas of Myanmar. The DEC has launched an urgent appeal. Hundreds of people are still missing. Many more have no access to the safe shelter, clean water, food and medical care they need to survive. Please donate. www.dec.org.uk

Today we say a huge thanks to one of our best ever fundraisers. Archie Douglas, from North Berwick, has lived for years after a brain tumour and asks for sponsors for new activities to help him recover. He's now raised more than £30,000 Here's his video from 2023. Fore he's a jolly good fellow⛳️👏🥰

DEC charities are in Gaza right now. They have been working directly and through local partners to deliver aid in the most challenging circumstances throughout the conflict. Please donate today to help us do more. Please donate. dec.org.uk

Amidst the maelstrom of global news, do you remember the huge #earthquake in Turkey and Syria 2 years ago? Behind the headlines, DEC charities, with outstanding public support, have saved lives and helped millions more people on the long road to recovery. www.dec.org.uk/story/two-ye...

Clearer than ever, the scale of the #humanitarian challenge in #Gaza Please donate now at dec.org.uk to help our member charities reach as many as possible of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people now trying to find a way home www.bbc.co.uk

With the #GazaCeasefire still holding, DEC charities can now reach more of the most vulnerable families who’re still trying to get to grips with what comes next. Here's the latest on the situation from our Ch. Exec Saleh Saeed If you can, please donate now dec.org.uk

The #Gaza ceasefire brings fresh hope to two million people whose lives have been shattered by the conflict. Our member charities and local teams are working hard to get more help to the most vulnerable asap. Please support our efforts, donate now www.dec.org.uk

The #GazaCeasefire agreement brings hope to the millions of people whose lives have been devastated in so many ways by conflict. Read more about what this means for our member charities and our local partners www.dec.org.uk/article/ceas...

Freezing weather gripping Scotland but Winter bringing even greater danger for hundreds of thousands of people without a safe home in #Gaza. With your support our member charities like @islamicreliefuk.bsky.social have been providing warm clothing to those who most need it across the territory.

New year and a new platform to share news about our work in Scotland and beyond! When people in life-and-death situations need help, our member charities come together to quickly and effectively to raise funds to save, protect and rebuild lives with the communities most affected.