Good exchange with Charlotte Slente SG of @drcngo.bsky.social
Too often, the world is becoming numb to what’s happening on the front lines. This cannot be the new normal.
UN and NGO partners will work together – better and faster – to get help to people who need it most.
Calling humanitarian frontlines, number 9.
Olha Kartashova works with one of our NGO partners in Ukraine, The Tenth of April, helping civilians in Kherson – a city under constant shelling.
We had connectivity issues, so please read her story instead: bit.ly/4u1WeYy
Calls to the humanitarian frontlines, number 8.
Our Humanitarian Coordinator in Colombia, Mireia Villar Forner, on how she works to involve communities in our response, and where she draws strength.👇 @villarmireia.bsky.social
South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads.
Conflict up. Hunger up. Displacement up. Attacks on aid workers up.
I saw it firsthand and felt the scale of this despair.
We need access, funding and respect for international humanitarian law.
My remarks: bit.ly/4vHf7BC
Packed day in Berlin at the Sudan conference.
Vital talks. But they only count if the results are felt by the Sudanese people facing atrocities everyday.
Sudan needs action, not words.
Thanks to hosts and all who put in hard work. On tests:
Progress towards peace? Strong civil society declaration. Work ongoing on concrete actions from govts.
Arms flows? Let's see.
Funding? Strong headline pledges. We'll crunch numbers, log money in and support delivered.
Sudan is an atrocities laboratory: sieges, drones, denial of food, weaponized sexual violence, targeting of schools and hospitals.
We must make better choices or we’ll be here in a year, giving same statements.
My remarks at Sudan Conference in Berlin:
I’ve allocated $12M from UN's Global Emergency Fund to support the humanitarian response in Iran. Thousands of civilians killed. Infrastructure destroyed. Essential services disrupted. This funding will help our partners deliver life-saving assistance at scale.
In our transactional world, we need allies and partners pushing for peace, confronting impunity and helping us save lives.
My interview with @faznet. 👇
bit.ly/3OGyYjy
Sudan Conference kicking off in Berlin.
34m people need humanitarian aid after three years of senseless war.
Tests for today: can we get measurable progress towards peace, end arms flows, and fund humanitarian community’s response plan?
Sudan needs action, not words.
Excellent meeting with German Foreign Minister Wadephul in Berlin, a consistent and reliable partner in humanitarian response.
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Tomorrow marks 3 years of senseless war in Sudan.
A country torn apart by greed & violence. Exposed by failure & apathy from international community.
34m people - two thirds - need humanitarian aid: world's largest humanitarian crisis.
My statement: bit.ly/4mqjIUi
Thank you to the extraordinary @nrc-global.bsky.social team for partnership in delivering frontline lifesaving aid to millions of people.
Excellent to join @sg-nrc.bsky.social and Directors at their Global Strategy Seminar.
In 2025, over 326 humanitarians killed. Over 1,010 in three years.
My challenge to the Security Council: if we fail to defend humanitarians, the integrity of the Council dies with our colleagues.
94K displaced in Afghanistan due to border hostilities. Heavy floods in 31/34 of Afghanistan’s provinces led to 71 deaths and hundreds of homes destroyed. Attacks in Ukraine killed 42 and injured hundreds of civilians.
This isn't just one crisis. It's many, all at once. 2/2
Humanitarian inbox today:
Sudan: Escalating violence in Blue Nile, and drone attacks in White Nile. 40 civilians killed in Ituri and 22K displaced following clashes in North Kivu in DRC. Joint mission with govt in Mozambique to relocate 500 families following heavy rains. 1/2
Visits to Beirut and Damascus, a nexus duet, crisis antennae, a Darfur breakthrough, dire Straits, Security Council explosions, war of words on war crimes, Suede consolation, Fairuz in Old City, and an unlikely candle.
Humanifesto 30, from Amman. 👇
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Syria’s future needs to be built on safe ground.
Thanks to #MineAction, over a million people have gone back to their homes since Dec 2024.
We are determined to continue our vital humanitarian work and help build a Syria free from mines.
This is UN80 in action.
We're delivering life-saving humanitarian support in Syria.
We then need to hand over quickly to development actors for long-term recovery.
Working side by side, we can help make Syria a success story.
With Alexander De Croo, in Damascus.
I have seen firsthand the scale of displacement and the intensity of airstrikes in Lebanon.
Civilians are paying high price.
We need de-escalation and support in responding.
My interview on Al Jazeera👇
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With a plan, partnership, and the right support, #Syria can shift from importing instability to exporting solutions.
The world urgently needs a success story – and Syria should give us confidence.
Press briefing from Damascus:
A positive. And a first: today we launched our Humanitarian Plan in Damascus with Government of Syria.
We aim to reach 8.6M people in 2026 with principled, lifesaving help. Please back partnership and ambition, and hold us to account for delivering.
The world needs a success story. Syria has defied the odds and the expectations of many.
Our partnership must help the Syrian people continue this progress.
Excellent to see President Al Sharaa and Foreign Minister Al Shaibani again, with my colleague Alexander De Croo.
Women are central to Syria’s future. Thank you to the women leaders I met in Damascus for your courage, vision and challenge.
Your voices are heard and your leadership is essential.
Back in #Syria – a year after my last visit, when there was a sense of cautious hope.
That hope is still here. Fragile, but real.
Even amidst new challenges, Syrians are rebuilding – returning home, reopening markets, restoring services. This is a moment we cannot miss.
At the Lebanon/Syria border.
Over 200,000 people have crossed into Syria in a month.
Humanitarian teams on the ground are constantly responding, constantly adapting.
Met the leaders of the Government of Lebanon.
The message was clear: civilians are paying the price of escalation – over a million displaced, lives upended, critical infrastructure damaged.
The forces that keep Lebanon together must be greater than those pulling it apart.
Welcome news that the crucial Adre crossing will remain available for another three months. This route has made way for thousands of metric tons of aid for people in need, and saves thousands of lives.
As fighting spreads in Lebanon, Lebanese and Syrian families are fleeing with virtually nothing.
They want to go home. They want this war to end. I took their testimonies to the Security Council.
Spent morning with Red Cross Lebanon. They are showing up – despite strikes on them.
Under IHL they and all humanitarians must be protected. Healthcare must not be a target.
In awe of this courage from volunteers and communities.
