It has been almost five years since the Taliban stopped girls over 12 going to school. Millions of Afghan women are being erased from public life. Girls are growing up without the education they need and deserve. Mothers can't even take their children to the park. This cannot go on. You are not forgotten. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

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:

A new spate of tragic attacks on health across #Sudan has resulted in the deaths of health workers, assaults on health personnel and patients, looting of hospitals and damage by air strikes to vital health facilities. On 2 April, a drone strike on White Nile State's Al-Jabalain Teaching Hospital killed 10 health care workers and injured 22 people. A day earlier in White Nile, another strike on the central medical warehouse in the city of Rabak seriously injured three people, including a pharmacist and two warehouse workers, with unexploded ordnance found inside the facility. On 2 April, the Family Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al-Daein, was looted, with patients and health workers assaulted and expelled from the facility. This hospital was blocks away from the Al-Daein Teaching Hospital that was recently destroyed in a strike, killing at least 70 people, including patients and health workers. In a similar incident, a hospital in the Blue Nile State city of Al-Kurmuk was looted on 25 March, with equipment destroyed and staff and patients forced from the facility. A health worker was critically injured. The continued attacks on health care facilities, health workers and patients who depend on them are unacceptable. This worrying pattern reveals a level of disregard for human life that no responsible actor can tolerate. Health is #NotATarget.

Pleased to take part in this effort to promote importance of security through diplomacy on behalf of Diplomats Without Borders @diplowb with partners @GIFGRF

Britain has a long tradition of providing education to top students from #Sudan. Now they are banned for no good reason. ‘The law changed around me’: top Sudanese students blocked from UK universities by visa ban via @FT giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…

Quote of the week. White House take note.

A deep dive here from BBC's @BBCBarbaraPlett on the challenges of ending the war in #Sudan, in which I also express my doubts about the US strategy to push for a humanitarian truce when both parties and their backers are so far apart on any endgame. bbc.com/news/articles/czx70y…

Over 1,000 days of brutal conflict in Sudan have shattered lives, devastated communities, and pushed humanitarian needs to record levels. Millions are struggling to access health, nurition and protection services. Read more: shorturl.at/z19ig

“We therefore appeal equally to Kabul and Islamabad to prevent further escalation, avoid actions that risk widening the conflict and urgently resume direct dialogue through established diplomatic channels.” via @diplowb diplomatswb.org/post/dwb-sta…

UN Fact-Finding Mission on #Sudan reports evidence that underlying acts of genocide were committed in and around El Fasher. Briefing the Security Council on Sudan, UN officials warned of rising risks of mass atrocities and widespread sexual violence.

Timely reminder that international humanitarian law cannot be wished away theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Sudan: Attacks by Rapid Support Forces during capture of El Fasher amount to war crimes & possible crimes against humanity, according to new @UNHumanRights report documenting mass killings, abductions, summary executions & other violations. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Denise Brown, expresses deep concern over a drone attack on aid trucks delivering life-saving food assistance in North Kordofan. She underscores the need to protect humanitarian personnel and supplies. Statement 🔗: reliefweb.int/report/sudan/a…

Acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more areas of North Darfur, Sudan, a global hunger monitor said on Thursday, amid a civil war that has displaced millions and triggered waves of ethnically charged violence. reuters.com/world/africa/mal…

Thousands of displaced people are arriving in Abu Jubayhah locality, South Kordofan, often with nothing. Urgent needs include food, healthcare, water and shelter. Support is stretched. You can help by donating today: crisisrelief.un.org/en/donat…

A powerful and personal statement, following the Foreign Secretary’s visit to Addis Ababa and Chad. gov.uk/government/speeches/s…

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged £20 million to support survivors of sexual violence in Sudan, while slamming a "collective global failure" to protect the country's women. Visiting the Chad-Sudan border, she warned that the world must not look away from this "war waged on women’s bodies." sudantribune.com/article/310…

Ten African Security Trends from 2025 in Graphics africacenter.org/spotlight/2… via @AfricaACSS

#Sudan: Traumatised civilians remain trapped in El Fasher. Violence is now on the rise in Kordofan, and unless action is taken quickly & decisively there will be even more carnage & atrocities. UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk calls for an immediate end to the violence both in Darfur and Kordofan. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

President @RTErdogan on TRT World Forum: “We cannot be among those who remain silent in the face of injustice. Everyone with a conscience must raise their voice against oppression. The horrific images coming from Sudan are a grave test of our humanity. We cannot remain silent. No one with a conscience can accept the massacres against civilians in North Darfur, El-Fashir. We condemn them. The attacks around El-Fashir must end immediately; the safety of innocent civilians must be ensured. As Türkiye, we strongly condemn the atrocities in El-Fashir and declare our readiness to protect and assist the victims. 🇹🇷 Let no brother’s blood be shed; let no children, women or civilians lose their lives. This is a basic human demand. It is time to take responsibility for humanity: watching is not enough. Intervention and support are required. The footage shared by journalists shakes the conscience. The press’s duty to report the truth is vital. The international community cannot ignore the massacres in El-Fashir; concrete and urgent steps must be taken.”